2008 – BSIC | Bocconi Students Investment Club

CDOs and structured finance: back to pre-crisis frenzy?

Seven years after the global financial crisis, collateralized debt obligations and mortgage backed securities are back and in good health. According to the latest data, sales of both CLOs (CDOs with loan collaterals) and CMBS (Commercial mortgage-backed securities, the pools on which CMOs are based) are expected to exceed pre-2007 Read more…

By BSIC, 11 years24 May 2014 ago

Royal Bank of Scotland posts biggest loss since its bailout in 2008

Royal Bank of Scotland Plc. Market Cap. (as of 28/02/14): £53.79bn For the 2013 fiscal year, Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS, LON:RBS) posted a whopping £9 bn loss, the largest since its bailout in 2008. The consensus of the market was a considerably lower £5.28 bn loss, showing that Read more…

By BSIC, 11 years1 March 2014 ago