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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. Back from the Brink explains the origins of the Canadian ABCP crisis and how an ambitious market restructuring prevented a $32 billion market from falling into chaos.

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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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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: 09/06/2016
      ISBN13: 9781442641921, 978-1442641921
      ISBN10: 1442641924
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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. Back from the Brink explains the origins of the Canadian ABCP crisis and how an ambitious market restructuring prevented a $32 billion market from falling into chaos.

      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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