a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t We theorize and confirm a new channel by means of which liquidity costs are embedded in CDS spreads. We show that credit default swap (CDS) spreads are directly related to equity market liquidity in the Merton [Merton, R.C., 1974. On the pricing of corporate debt: The risk structure of interest rates. J. Finance 29, 449–470] model via hedging. We confirm th...

This article presents a simple environment giving rise to banks that create and lend out money. We define money to be any object that circulates widely as a means of payment. In our model, this object takes the form of a fully secured and redeemable bearer bond. This monetary instrument is issued by an agent that can credibly commit to monitoring a pool of real investments; that is, this capita...

The impact of financial leverage on firm investment is one of the most important issues in corporate finance. Debt overhang reduces the incentives of shareholder–management coalition in controlling the firm to invest in positive net-present-value investment opportunities. On the other hand, firms without debt in their financial structure face with a new problem known as over-investment. T...

Businesses are increasingly interested in how big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics can be used to increase revenue, lower costs, and improve their business processes. In this paper, we describe how we have developed a data-driven machine learning method to optimize the collection process for a debt collection agency. Precisely speaking, we create a frame...

Modern corporations use complex debt instruments and pursue acquisitions. In order to analyze the properties of some of these contracts in the event of an acquisition, this paper considers a company that has an incumbent capital structure, comprising one of five practically important structured debt contracts. An opportunity for an acquisition comes along that was not ex-ante contractible. The ...

Corporations in the US have significantly increased their usage of callable bonds in the past 10-15 years. Whereas callable debt was issued in the past for interest rate hedging motives, the vast majority of callable bonds issued today have call options that will enver be "in the money". This feature implies that previous explanations for the issuance of callable debt no longer rationalize the ...

Financial reports should provide useful information to both shareholders and creditors, according to U.S. accounting principles. However, directors of corporations have fiduciary duties only toward equity holders, and those fiduciary duties normally do not extend to the interests of creditors. We examine whether this slant in corporate governance biases financial reports in favor of equity inve...

Hong Kong Rachel Hardee +852 2263 9918 rachel.hardee @derivativefitch.com Introduction Constant proportion debt obligations (CPDOs) are one of the latest product innovations seen in the structured credit markets. Like other more recent structured credit products, the performance of the issued debt obligations is highly dependent on the mark-to-market (MtM) impact of changes in credit spreads. C...