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Reuters launches foreign exchange forwards in India
Reuters launched a forwards foreign exchange broking service in India last week.
GAO urges curbs on 'tying'
The General Accounting Office has recommended that bank regulators take additional measures to adequately enforce laws against the tying of commercial credit to more lucrative investment banking business, despite a lack of hard evidence to support…
ABN Amro adds in derivatives marketing
Rajiv Baruah has joined ABN Amro in Singapore as a derivatives marketer in the Asia debt markets origination group.
Deutsche Bank's options head takes on North American trading
Neehal Shah, global head of foreign exchange options at Deutsche Bank, has transferred from London to New York to assume the title of head of foreign exchange trading, North America.
EU explores rating agency shake-up
The European parliament may be set to tighten the regulation of credit rating agencies after a paper from the parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs emphasised the growing significance of rating agencies in the financial systems and…
Caruana lambasts lack of credit risk disclosure at banks
Few banks disclose much about their credit risk models, the types of credit risk mitigation techniques they employ, or even the external or internal ratings assigned to their credit exposures, according to Jaime Caruana, chairman of the Basel Committee…
Risk management held back by lack of clear definition
Risk managers must collectively define the value of their trade to be taken seriously, according to Andrew Smith, chief financial risk officer of UK bank HBOS.
RMA signs up for OpVantage First database
The Risk Management Association (RMA) has signed up to use OpVantage's First (financial institutions risk scenario trend) database. OpVantage, a division of rating agency Fitch, provides operational risk software to the industry.
Fed's Ferguson defends US position on Basel
The US approach to regulatory capital is "perfectly consistent" with the spirit of the new risk management proposals from the Basel Committee, said Roger Ferguson, vice-chairman of the board of governors of the US Federal Reserve System, this week.
Del Fante quits JP Morgan Chase
Matteo Del Fante has quit his job as head of JP Morgan Chase’s public sector business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Del Fante, who was not available for comment, is to take a job in the Italian public sector, according to sources.
Fed's Ferguson defends US position on Basel
The US approach to regulatory capital is "perfectly consistent" with the spirit of the new risk management proposals from the Basel Committee, said Roger Ferguson, vice-chairman of the board of governors of the US Federal Reserve System, this week.
Patsystems moves into forex trading
UK-based trading technology vendor Patsystems will expand into foreign exchange trading through a deal reached with IFX Markets. The British companies will develop an interface that will allow traders on Patsystems’ trading platform to connect directly…
Risk management held back by lack of clear definition
Risk managers must collectively define the value of their trade to be taken seriously, according to Andrew Smith, chief financial risk officer of UK bank HBOS.
There can be no more Basel delays, warns Bolkestein
The European Union will not meet its CAD 3 implementation targets if the new Basel II capital Accord is hit by further delays, Frits Bolkestein, internal market and taxation commissioner for the European Commission (EC), warned at a conference today.
RMA signs up for OpVantage First database
The Risk Management Association (RMA) has signed up to use OpVantage's First (financial institutions risk scenario trend) database. OpVantage, a division of rating agency Fitch, provides operational risk software to the industry.
There can be no more Basel delays, warns Bolkestein
The European Union will not meet its CAD 3 implementation targets if the new Basel II capital Accord is hit by further delays, Frits Bolkestein, internal market and taxation commissioner for the European Commission (EC), warned at a conference today.
Icap Energy to act as CCX liquidity provider
Icap Energy, the energy brokerage arm of UK inter-dealer broker Icap, has become a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Icap Energy will now act as a principal counterparty to CCX members trading on the exchange.
Strong global OTC growth continues
A surge in interest rate swaps drove a global increase in the over-the-counter derivatives market of 20% over the first half of this year, according to figures released today by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
Mark-it snares first French contributor
Mark-it Partners, a UK company providing daily pricing information on credit derivatives and cash credit instruments, has signed up French bank Credit Agricole Indosuez (CAI), its first French client.
Nomura analyst sceptical about Nera's ratings study
Research by National Economic Research Associates' (Nera) economic consulting division comparing different rating agencies' rating processes has been described as "disappointingly inconclusive" by Mark Adelson, a New York-based securitisation and asset…
WestLB boosts credit derivatives sales
Germany’s WestLB has snared Anthony Brown as executive director and head of credit sales. Based in London, he will sell a range of credit products to non-German-speaking accounts.
BoNY steps up hedge fund transparency effort
The Bank of New York has stepped up its efforts to offer hedge funds increased transparency in Europe, with the hire of David Aldrich as head of securities industry banking. Aldrich will assume responsibility for relationship management and sales to…
Regulators tangle with EL exclusion criteria in op risk
Apparently, the expected loss/unexpected loss (EL/UL) debate isn't restricted to the credit risk arena.
Nomura analyst sceptical about Nera’s ratings study
Research by National Economic Research Associates' (Nera) economic consulting division comparing different rating agencies’ rating processes has been described as “disappointingly inconclusive” by Mark Adelson, a New York-based securitisation and asset…