Debts and fundraising and Commercial finance Guide - Finance Review

CFO.com Debt
News and analysis on debt issues relevant to corporate CFOs.
 
Aswath Damadoran: Innovations in Financing
A discussion of recent innovations in financing methods, focusing on quasi-debt instruments
 
Merrill Lynch Research
Offers free reports on bond indices and fixed income.
 
Why Bonds Aren’t Boring
An article on how innovative businesses are using the bond markets to get the best prices on their borrowing.
 
Shopping With the Pros in the Commercial Paper Market
Article in businessfinancemag.com that describes how businesses without top credit can access the commercial paper market.
 
Liquidity & CP
A quick overview of commercial paper.
 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Commercial Paper
Explanation of commercial paper.
 
Cove Partners: Debt Placements
Providers of corporate finance services including senior secured and unsecured debt placement and subordinated and mezzanine financing.
 
Leverage and Internal Capital Markets
Using evidence from leveraged recapitalizations, the authors study the internal allocation of capital.
 
Standard & Poor's: Ratings Definitions
Provides debt ratings, definitions and national rating scales definitions.
 
The Use Of Debt In Corporate Finance
An article that argues that the cost of debt, especially for small firms, is often understated.
 
Internal Versus External Funding Sources and Earnings Response Coefficients
A study of the effect of funding sources on earnings responses.
 
Changing Patterns of Business Financing
Study of the changing role of debt in corporate financing.
 
An Investor's Guide to Corporate Bonds
Overview of corporate bonds, basic bond terms, types of issuers, understanding interest rate risk and yields, and more.
 
Equity Analytics, Ltd.: The Bond & Fixed Income Resource Center
Contains information about bonds, bond markets, government securities, corporate securities and municipal securities. It also covers the Federal Reserve and its role in the US economy.
 
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