All Posts Tagged SIV

Florida Fund Meltdown: Bad To Worse

December 6th, 2007 | No comments

Actually, it started off horrible, then things started looking up. Now disclosure questions are making things look bad again.

Florida Just First to Face National Run on the Bank

December 4th, 2007 | No comments

This story has already been told. While “Muniland” may certainly be in for more hits, that doesn’t necessarily affect the average investor – one might try moving up the sophistication chain a notch. The next stop seems to be regional bank money market funds. UPDATE: Pay attention to the natural progression – specific to the [...]

Moody’s Says Citigroup SIV Debt Ratings Under Threat

December 3rd, 2007 | No comments

Much more of this to come, whether teachers get paid or not.

Montana Schools, Cities Pull $247 Million From Investment Fund

December 1st, 2007 | No comments

The second “run on a bank”: Montana school districts, cities and counties withdrew $247 million from the state’s $2.4 billion investment fund over the past three days after officials said the rating on one of the pool’s holdings was lowered to default. There’s been some criticism floating around about the actions of some of the [...]