| 12/31/2003 | BK | Bank loan volume to remain steady or rise in 2003, overall market seen better
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| 12/16/2003 | BKDDHY | Mark-it Partners acquisition of LoanX to provide investors with pricing data on multiple asset classes
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| 12/15/2003 | BK | LSTA completes Model Credit Agreement Provisions to reduce legal work on loans
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| 11/25/2003 | BK | Eaton Vance's new fund that invests in bank loans raises $600 million in IPO
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| 11/3/2003 | BK | Demand for bank loans shows signs of stabilization, according to the Senior Loan Officer Survey
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| 10/29/2003 | BK | Floating-rate fund raises $322.5 million in IPO
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| 10/29/2003 | BK | MarketAxess to carry JPMorgan's secondary loan prices
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| 10/28/2003 | BK | Uncertainty surrounds continued participation of non-traditional investors in loan market
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| 10/28/2003 | BK | Citigroup's Calder warns loan market not to lose sight of structural factors
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| 10/28/2003 | BK | Cusips expected to bring greater liquidity and communication to the loan market
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| 10/28/2003 | BK | Secondary bank loan volume expected to increase by 20% in 2003
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| 10/28/2003 | BKDDHY | Loan secondary prices more informationally efficient than bonds at time of default, Altman says
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| 10/21/2003 | BKHY | Wachovia appoints Ben Williams to head new group overseeing bonds and loans
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| 10/6/2003 | BK | Carlyle closes on $300 million loan CDO
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| 9/18/2003 | BKHY | BlackRock hires Jeffrey Gary, Schaney departs
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| 9/10/2003 | BK | Loan quality improves in 2003, but banks should remain vigilant, regulators' review says
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| 8/15/2003 | BK | Banks lower rates but increase fees and add Libor floors to support returns, loan survey says
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| 7/28/2003 | BKHY | RBC hires Haffner for leveraged finance group
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| 7/7/2003 | BKHY | RBC hires Jeffrey Kelly as managing director in leveraged finance group
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| 7/3/2003 | BKCVDDHY | Credit analyst: For second half, look to autos, telecom, media, utilities for value
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| 7/2/2003 | BKCVDDHY | Credit strategist: Declining volatility will be the driver for tighter spreads
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| 6/20/2003 | BK | Pimco to launch Floating Rate Income Fund to invest primarily in leveraged loans
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| 6/19/2003 | BKDDHY | Merrill hires Maxwell, Gorman, Burbank as part of additions to credit research
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| 5/9/2003 | BK | Demand for loans tapered off over the last three months, Fed survey says
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| 5/9/2003 | BKDDHY | Fleet names Frederick Taylor head of high yield research
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| 4/28/2003 | BKCVDDHY | MTR hires in high yield, convertibles, distressed bank debt, emerging markets
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| 4/24/2003 | BKCVDDHY | Many recent energy refinancings are only short-term fixes, S&P warns
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| 4/16/2003 | BK | Reduction in loan volume could be traced back to specific problem industries, New York Fed says
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| 4/14/2003 | BK | 2003 could be good year for loans depending on Mid East, US economy, says Bear Stearns' Bram Smith
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| 4/10/2003 | BK | Bear Stearns hires Bram Smith to head leveraged loan syndication, distribution
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| 3/19/2003 | BKCV | Credit derivatives pass $2 trillion mark, ISDA says
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| 3/18/2003 | BK | Banks often use purchase of financial services as basis for access to credit, AFP survey says
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| 3/17/2003 | BKHY | Lehman hires McCarthy to head distressed trading group
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| 3/12/2003 | BKCV | Commercial banks' credit derivatives rise 11% in fourth quarter to $635 billion, OCC says
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| 3/10/2003 | BK | UBS hires Herlyn, Rosenberg as co-heads of global credit CDO group
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| 3/10/2003 | BKCV | Bond insurers top sellers of credit protection, Fitch survey finds, General Motors top name
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| 3/3/2003 | BK | CSFB to eliminate assignment fees for electronic settlement of secondary trades
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| 3/3/2003 | BKCVHY | Bankruptcies to decline slightly in 2003, Pricewaterhouse says
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| 2/11/2003 | BKCV | ISDA unveils new credit derivatives documentation
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| 1/31/2003 | BK | Banks continue to tighten lending standards, citing sector worries, Fed says
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| 1/31/2003 | BK | Credit default swaps used by 35% of large banks, Fed survey finds
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| 1/27/2003 | BKCVHY | SEC rating agency study looks at information flow, analyst conversations, conflicts of interest
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| 1/13/2003 | BK | PriceTracker adds LoanX loan valuations to its service
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| 1/10/2003 | BKHY | JPMorgan combines high yield and high grade sales, trading and research
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