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Why Merrill's CDO Sale Doesn't Mean Big Writeoffs Elsewhere

Vikram Pandit has a 'new broom' at Citi too - and probably bigger problems at the behemoth. Those 2005 CDOs are almost just as toxic as the 2006 & 2007 versions and its just a matter of time for their firesale value to be realized.
Remember - those 06 & 07 versions were rated the same as the 05: AAA.