Merrill Lynch & Financial Guarantors & Counterparty Risk....
Neben den 14,6 Mrd Abschreibungen verbirgt sich u.a. auch die nachfolgende Passage in der Veröffentlichung von Merrill . Und das ist eine mit erheblichen Sprenpotential........ Wenn man sich den freien Fall von MBIA, AMBAC & Co ( siehe Downgrades ahead: monolines still don’t have enough cash & MBIA, Ambac Tumble, Default Risk Soars After Losses ) ansieht dürfte hier die nächste gigantische Abschreibungswelle in Stein gemeißelt sein. Der hierfür verantwortliche Versicherer ist ACA ... Das ist meinem Kennnisstand die erste große Bank die klipp und klar sagt das eiin Großteil der abgeschlosenen Absicherung im Prinzip wertlos ist. Ohne neuen CEO wäre das so deutlich sicher nicht gesagt worden. Denke das die anderen nun kaum glaubhaft einen anderen Standpunkt vetreten können.
Merrill Lynch Eranings Report Financial Guarantors:
During the fourth quarter, credit valuation adjustments related to the firm’s hedges with financial guarantors were negative $3.1 billion, including negative $2.6 billion related to U.S. super senior ABS CDOs.
These amounts reflect the write down of the firm’s current exposure to a non-investment grade counterparty from which the firm had purchased hedges covering a range of asset classes including U.S. super senior ABS CDOs. Please see attachment VIII for details of related exposures.
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Labels: aca, ambac, cdo, counterparty risk, mbia, merrill lynch, monoline insurers
7 Comments:
Stock marker cheers! Jumbo losses mean the fed will cut rates again. Woohoo!
-r +t
Moin Edgar,
it will be interesting to see if the long rates will follow the deep cuts.
From these levels i have some serious doubts...
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Some thing is seriously wrong we have awful news and the market moves lower...this is not how it should work. Dig the negative 20!
Welcome back.
Moin Barely,
it feels like the damage is too large too hide any longer....
Yeah, what's up with dat? Why isn't the market soaring on crappy fundamentals? I don't get it.
BTW, yeah, welcome back jmf.
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