Back from the brink : lessons from the Canadian asset-backed commercial paper crisis
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Back from the brink : lessons from the Canadian asset-backed commercial paper crisis
University of Toronto Press, c2016
- : cloth
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
As global markets toppled during the 2008 financial crisis, the Canadian market for non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) seemed on the verge of collapsing. Fueled by a top rating from DBRS, ABCP had found its way into the portfolios of some of Canada’s most sophisticated investors as well as vulnerable retail investors who didn’t know what they were holding.
The failure of the $32 billion market could have tipped Canadian and foreign credit default swap markets into chaos if it weren’t for the swift actions of a few powerful asset holders. Collectively, through the Montreal Accord and led by veteran Canadian lawyer Purdy Crawford, they managed to hold the Canadian ABCP market back from the brink of collapse by crafting a complex and innovative solution.
Back from the Brink goes behind the scenes of the ABCP crisis to examine how a solution was reached and lessons learned that could prevent or mitigate future crises. The authors also examine the imaginative use of the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and describe the roles played by the banks, the major investors, rating agencies, and the financial regulators in the crisis’s origins and conclusions. Back from the Brink holds important lessons for anyone interested in Canadian law, the future of complex investments, and Canada’s capital markets.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1. The ABCs of a Crisis
Chapter 1: The Day Montreal Stood Still
Chapter 2: Not a Regional Problem
Chapter 3: Enter Purdy Crawford
Part 2. The Art of the Possible: Hammering Out a Deal
Chapter 4: A Proposal Is Born
Chapter 5: Putting It Back Together Again
Chapter 6: Selling the Deal
Chapter 7: The Plan Gets Approved
Chapter 8: It Almost Falls Apart
Part 3. ABCP Afterlife: How Has the Market Performed?
Chapter 9: Whither a Liquid Market
Chapter 10: Regulatory Fallout
Part 4. Conclusions
Chapter 11: Winners and Losers in the ABCP Fiasco
Chapter 12: Lessons Learned
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