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General 2009

12/23/2009	BKCVDDHYIG	R.W. Pressprich expands trading teams in high yield, distressed, more
12/21/2009	CVEMHYIG	ISDA adopts coupon changes for Asian credit default swap market
12/21/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Insurance firms, utilities lead as most junk sectors rise; chemical makers struggle
12/18/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks two defaults in week ended Thursday; Prospect News sees six
12/17/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	ISDA research note gives little credence to empty creditor hypothesis
12/14/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials, manufacturers lead as most junk sectors rise; chemicals lose ground
12/11/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks one default in week ended Dec. 10; Prospect News records two
12/10/2009	HY	Barclays Capital: High yield to see drop in returns, defaults in 2010
12/8/2009	BKHY	Cohen & Co. launches leveraged finance business led by Siemers, Casey
12/7/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Biz services, amusement, lodging lead as most junk sectors higher; financials lower
12/4/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks four global corporate defaults for Nov. 20 to Dec. 3; Prospect News records seven
11/30/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Real estate, brokers lead as most junk sectors gain on week; food makers off
11/23/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Real estate, chemicals lead as most junk sectors gain on week; business services off
11/20/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks five global defaults for week; Prospect News records eight
11/18/2009	HYIG	Deutsche Bank names Kaufer a managing director in debt capital markets
11/17/2009	BKBWDDHY	TMA Panel: Restructurings to stabilize as new funding sources emerge
11/16/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Real estate, chemicals tops as junk sectors rebound; coal mining, amusements off
11/13/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks two defaults for week; Prospect News sees two bankruptcies
11/9/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials dominate as most junk sectors fall; amusements, manufacturers also slide
11/9/2009	BKDDHY	Fried Frank taps Wesseldine partner to grow global leveraged finance
11/9/2009	BKHY	Pali Capital adds Hindenach and Tuchscher to high-yield sales team
11/6/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P sees one weekly default; Prospect News records five bankruptcies
11/5/2009	HY	RS Investments hires Kevin Booth as high yield portfolio manager
11/4/2009	HY	Pimco names Andrew Jessop executive vice president, portfolio manager
11/3/2009	BKHY	Houlihan Lokey adds Libra Securities staff to capital markets team
11/3/2009	BKHY	BMO Capital names Dirk Leasure to bolster financial sponsors group
11/2/2009	HY	Advantage Data: lodging, electronics makers lead most junk areas lower; financials pace gainers
10/30/2009	BKDDHY	Auto industry experts see obstacles, hope in the supply chain
10/30/2009	BKDDHY	LSTA panel: Loan defaults stabilize, bankruptcy filings to rise in coming years, distressed market recovering
10/30/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P sees three more defaults; Prospect News records bankruptcies, missed payments
10/27/2009	HY	DWS junk chief Sullivan: High yield returns remain attractive, defaults to decline to 'average. levels
10/26/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Business services, electronics manufacturers lead junk surge; metals weakest sector
10/26/2009	HY	Imperial Capital hires Mellen, Knightly for high yield in new office
10/19/2009	BKDDHY	Tousa ruling will prompt more challenges to loans, analyst predicts
10/19/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronics manufacturers, business services lead latest junk surge; telecom loses
10/16/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks 4 defaults in week; Prospect News records bankruptcy, missed payment, distressed exchange
10/15/2009	BKCVDDHYIG	IACPM survey finds lessened expectations for further credit defaults
10/13/2009	HY	Advantage Data: real estate, metals, insurance lead junk sectors' rebound; brokers, paper lag
10/9/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks two defaults for week; Prospect News sees four bankruptcies
10/5/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Lodging, real estate lead junk sectors mostly lower; coal, chemicals among gainers
10/2/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks 7 defaults for week; Prospect News sees bankruptcies, missed payments, distressed exchanges
9/30/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	ISDA to reopen 'small bang' protocol for credit default swaps Oct. 5
9/29/2009	DDHY	High-yield, distressed debt veteran Jack Kneller moves to buyside
9/25/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks one default for week ended Sept. 24; Prospect News records two bankruptcies
9/24/2009	BWHY	Barclays analysts: Junk issuance remains robust, market beaten by high grade, investors see high return
9/22/2009	HY	Markit CDX North America High Yield index roll postponed to Sept. 29
9/21/2009	EMHY	ISDA adds standardized trading coupons, quarterly payment dates for emerging market CDSs
9/21/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Real estate, insurance lead junk outperformers; wholesalers, mining top laggards
9/18/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks 1 default for week ended Sept. 17; Prospect News records 1 missed payment, 3 bankruptcies
9/14/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronics, financials lead almost all junk sectors up; machinery-makers lag
9/11/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks one default for week ended Sept. 10; Prospect News sees one bankruptcy, no missed payments
9/10/2009	HY	Markit Group announces components of CDX high-yield HB sub-index
9/9/2009	HY	Markit Group sets composition of the CDX high-yield sub-indexes
9/9/2009	HYIG	Markit Group sets additions, removals in seven Markit CDX indexes
9/8/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Real estate, machinery manufacturing lead junk sectors higher; insurance weaker
9/4/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks two defaults in week ended Sept. 3; Prospect News records 8 bankruptcies, one missed payment
9/2/2009	HY	DirecTV to be replaced in Markit CDX North America High-Yield index
8/31/2009	BKCVDDHY	Third Avenue launches Focused Credit Fund
8/31/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Insurance, real estate lead most junk sectors higher; lodging, bank sectors losers
8/28/2009	BKCVDDEMHY	S&P marks 2 defaults for week; Prospect News records five bankruptcies
8/27/2009	EMHYIGMU	Markit Group plans to roll fives CDX indexes in coming weeks
8/24/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronics makers, utilities lead most junk sectors lower; insurers, brokerages up
8/20/2009	HYIG	Jon Pliner hired to manage Jefferies European credit trading platform
8/17/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Real estate, construction among top junk sectors; metals mining, chemicals losers
8/3/2009	DDHY	HFP Capital Markets launches fixed-income, debt capital markets groups
8/3/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronics producers, business services lead junk rally; food stores weak
7/28/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronics makers, business services lead junk surge; insurers finish lower
7/28/2009	DDHY	Hotchkis and Wiley hires new high-yield fund co-manager Mark Hudoff
7/24/2009	BKEMHYIG	Fitch: U.S. fixed-income investor sentiment improves but stays gloomy
7/22/2009	DDHYIG	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods taps Heher to head corporate bond trading
7/21/2009	BKDDHYSS	TM Capital names Robert C. Grien head of finance, restructuring group
7/20/2009	BKDDHY	Knight Libertas chooses Al Lhota to lead high-yield, distressed sales
7/20/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronics, chemical manufacturers lead junk surge; some financials lag
7/14/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	ISDA launches 'small bang' protocol, restructuring supplement
7/14/2009	BWHY	DWS junk chief: current high returns levels not sustainable - but high yield still attractive
7/13/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials, publishing among biggest losers; metals, transport equipment top gainers
7/9/2009	HY	High-yield trader Robert Leone joins Jefferies from Deutsche Bank
7/6/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronic, transport manufacturing, business services lead most sectors higher
6/29/2009	BKDDHY	Pali Capital hires Matt Goldfarb, Peter Levine and William Tillinghast
6/29/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Auto rental, publishing, retailing remain strong; electronics makers slide
6/23/2009	BKHY	Anthony LoGrippo, John Gally join Jefferies' leveraged loan trading platform
6/22/2009	BKHY	Cantor names David Stith managing director, head of leveraged finance
6/22/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Manufacturers, banks lead junk sectors' slide; insurers, energy buck trend
6/17/2009	HY	Marret Asset Management launches Marret High Yield Strategies fund
6/15/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials, manufacturers lead junk sectors' rebound; publishing, lodging lower
6/11/2009	BKDDHY	Distressed debt experts see busier market, big ground-rule changes
6/11/2009	HY	Marret high-yield analyst, chief financial officer Cashin resigns
6/10/2009	HY	Advantage Data sees junk confidence reborn, but seeks market reforms
6/10/2009	HY	J.P. Morgan's Casey: primary surge to run 'at least another few months'
6/10/2009	BKCVDDHYIG	Fitch sees 15%-18% junk defaults by year end, little relief in 2010
6/9/2009	BKDDHY	Piper Jaffray hires managing directors David Wirdnam, Matt Traina
6/8/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Health care, construction lead junk sectors lower; financials buck trend
6/8/2009	HY	FBR Capital hires Paul Brown as managing director of high yield
6/8/2009	HYIG	Susquehanna Financial hires Gilroy to build corporate bond operation
6/4/2009	BWCVDDHYSS	GLG Partners says outflows seem to have bottomed, psychology changing
6/4/2009	HY	Wittschen joins Samco as senior managing director for high yield
6/3/2009	HYIG	Knight Libertas UK introduces European credit sales, trading team
6/2/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials, chemical and electronics makers, autos lead way amid junk rebound
6/1/2009	DDHY	Third Avenue Management hires Gary, Lapointe in high-yield trading
5/27/2009	BKDDHY	Jefferies expands high-yield, leveraged loan and distressed platform
5/26/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials, electronics makers, autos lead junk rebound; chemicals, publishing lag
5/19/2009	HY	David Barcus joins MTN Capital Partners as managing director
5/18/2009	BKCVDDHYSS	Putnam launches two funds that will invest in leveraged companies
5/18/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Autos, book publishing, real estate weaken; lodging, some financials gain
5/15/2009	HY	Pimco founder, co-chief investment officer Gross to manage portfolio
5/15/2009	CVDDHYIG	Finra gets SEC approval for Trace reporting expansion starting June 15
5/13/2009	CVDDHY	FBR says Michael Lloyd to lead high-yield, distressed debt business
5/12/2009	BKHY	Primus Asset Management to acquire high-yield specialist CypressTree
5/11/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials, metal producers lead strong junk market; carmakers' skid resumes
5/6/2009	DDHY	RBS hires head of high-yield, distressed debt sales Wight Martindale
5/6/2009	BKBWDDHYSS	Blackstone Group expecting more opportunities to provide credit
5/4/2009	CVHYSS	Och-Ziff hedge fund CEO says redemption pressure may be moderating
5/1/2009	BKHY	Citadel hires Mayer in leveraged finance; launches investment banking
5/1/2009	CVDDHY	GoldenTree Asset names Tom Hajdukiewicz as retail portfolio manager
4/29/2009	HYPPPV	Sagent hires former UBS team to head up alternative capital markets
4/29/2009	HYIG	Moody's encouraged by recent activity but says recovery to be limited
4/28/2009	BWCVDDHYIG	Broadpoint Securities grows revenues with expansions; fixed-income contributes heavily
4/27/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Electronics, chemical manufacturing, lodging lead way; carmakers, others lag
4/20/2009	HY	Advantage Data: almost all junk sectors gain, lodging, real estate tops; auto, parts makers are major losers
4/16/2009	HYIG	Kaufman Bros. to expand into fixed income as part of Lorenzo investment
4/14/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	Knight Libertas names Terran Miller director of fixed-income research
4/13/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Most junk sectors strong; financials, manufacturers lead; carmakers, advertising lag
4/8/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	ISDA implements 'Big Bang' CDS protocol for credit derivative trades
4/7/2009	BKDDHY	Borrowers shifting toward asset-based loans; lenders holding upper hand, panelists report
4/7/2009	HY	Broadpoint Capital hires Brian Zucker as managing director in debt capital markets department
4/6/2009	HYIGPV	Guggenheim hires managing director James Palen to specialize in aviation capital markets
4/6/2009	BKCVEMHYIG	IntercontinentalExchange clearing house clears $71 billion CDSs in first month
4/6/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Most junk sectors firm; manufacturing, lodging among leaders; automakers slide
4/3/2009	CVDDEMHYIGMU	Sifma cuts number of early close recommendations to five days per year
4/3/2009	HY	Pax High Yield Fund portfolio manager suspended by administrative law judge
4/2/2009	CVEMHYIG	Miller Tabak creates investment-grade group, expands high yield, convertibles, emerging markets
4/1/2009	HYIG	Depressed high yield, investment grade prices, stabilizing credit markets bring opportunities, buysider says
3/31/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	ISDA forms credit derivatives determinations committees as part of hardwiring process
3/31/2009	HY	OppenheimerFunds creates high-yield corporate debt team to be led by Joseph Welsh
3/26/2009	BKDDHY	ISDA sets auction dates for Chemtura, Great Lakes, Rouse, LyondellBasell
3/23/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Most junk sectors firmer on week; real estate, auto manufacturing, gold mining among leaders
3/19/2009	BKEMHYIGMU	Markit announces roll of Markit CDX indexes
3/18/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	Finra proposes pilot program for margining CDS
3/18/2009	DDHY	Cantor Fitzgerald expands debt capital markets group with new hires
3/18/2009	EMHYIG	Markit CDX modifies effective dates for indexes
3/16/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Builders, airlines, car dealers among week's worst in junk; some financials among best
3/13/2009	DDHY	Oppenheimer names Michael Miller managing director of high-yield bond trading
3/13/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	SEC grants CME, CMDX special exemption to clear and trade CDS
3/12/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	ISDA launches hardwiring supplement, protocol for CDS settlement auctions
3/12/2009	HY	Markit adds six firms to Markit CDX North America High Yield index
3/10/2009	HY	Markit drops six firms from Markit CDX North America High Yield index
3/9/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Copper mining, lodging among week's worst junk sectors; some retailers tops
3/9/2009	CVDDHYIG	Finra seeks expansion of Trace reporting to include primary market, agency- and GSE-issued bonds
3/6/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	IntercontinentalExchange Trust to begin clearing CDS on Monday
3/2/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	ISDA aims to complete hardwiring process by April 7
3/2/2009	HY	Advantage Data: livestock, car rental firms among week's worst junk sectors, restaurants among best
2/27/2009	BKDDHYPPSS	Blackstone launching fund focused on rescue financing; sees opportunities in debt now
2/27/2009	CVDDEMHYIGMU	Sifma 'consistently reviews' policies, will announce holiday changes; traders favor current system
2/27/2009	BKCVDDEMHYIG	ISDA publishes close-out amount protocol
2/26/2009	BKCVEMHYIG	ISDA launches CDS Standard Model
2/26/2009	BKHY	RBS to depart from lending for leveraged buyout financing
2/26/2009	CVDDEMHYIGMU	RBDA requests that Sifma stop recommending early bond market closings
2/23/2009	HY	Advantage Data: Financials take a beating, lodging, trucking among week's worst junk sectors
2/19/2009	BKHY	Putnam hires David Glancy as managing director, portfolio manager to focus on high-yield and bank debt
2/13/2009	DDHY	Hotchkis and Wiley announces new portfolio manager Raymond Kennedy
2/12/2009	BWCVDDHYSS	GLG's co-CEO says opportunities in convertibles, distressed will be more difficult in the future
2/12/2009	BWCVDDHYSS	Hedge fund CEO seeing compelling investment opportunities but says redemption cycle not yet over
2/10/2009	HY	Bifurcated junk market creates disconnect between cash bonds, CDX High Yield 11 index
2/4/2009	BKDDHYSS	Lazard sees dramatic increase in restructuring advisory activity during fourth quarter
2/2/2009	DDHY	Morgan Joseph announces appointment of James Schneider as managing director
2/2/2009	DDHYIG	BTIG establishes fixed-income group, hires Jon Bass, John Purcell as co-heads
1/29/2009	CVEMHYIGMU	DTCC plans real-time trade guarantee for municipal and corporate bonds, equities
1/26/2009	HY	EPFR: 'January effect' looks to be over - but not in high yield; junk funds' YTD inflows top $2 billion
1/21/2009	CVHYIGSP	S&P launches credit derivatives indexes to reflect performance of CDS market
1/20/2009	HY	Sterne Agee establishes high-yield group, hires Needleman, Lupo and Eng
1/15/2009	BKCVEMHYIG	DTCC to expand CDS data released from Trade Information Warehouse
1/15/2009	DDHY	Moelis announces new managing director Dominick Petrosino
1/12/2009	BKCVEMHYIG	DTCC discusses role of its Trade Information Warehouse with proposed CDS central counterparties
1/7/2009	HY	EPFR: Global junk funds show $8.8 billion net outflow in 2008 - but $1.7 billion year-end upturn
1/2/2009	DDHY	Highland makes changes to portfolio management teams
12/31/2008	HY	Outlook 2009: Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel?
12/31/2008	BKCVDDEMHY	Outlook 2009: High-yield default rate likely to hit double digits by end of 2009, ratings agencies say
12/31/2008	BKCVEMHYIG	ISDA aims to complete hardwiring process by mid-March
12/31/2008	BKCVEMHYIG	Outlook 2009: CDS market remains intact after Lehman, Bear Stearns collapse; CDS may become more like bonds
12/31/2008	HY	AMG reports biggest weekly inflow to high-yield mutual funds in 31/2 years
12/31/2008	HY	Outlook 2009: New deals expected to start slow, reach $35 to $55 billion for the year

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