Surprise call shocks staid corner of bond market


NEW YORK: A normally sedate part of the debt markets used by the finance industry to transfer mortgage default risk has been roiled after insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd called US$1.7bil of the securities at par when they had been trading at a premium.

The implications of Arch’s move could be felt widely.

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