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Fimat's UK branch first to adopt Belzberg-CBOE system
Broker Fimat’s UK trading arm is the first European customer for the Hybrid Trading System (HyTS), a joint offering from Belzberg Technologies and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), reports Risk's sister publication Trading Technology Week .
Ex-Deutsche Bank official set to join Currenex
John Farrell will join multi-bank foreign exchange portal Currenex in London in January as managing director for global institutions, reports Risk's sister publication FX Week .
UBS hires forex strategist in London
Mark McFarland has joined the foreign exchange strategy team at UBS in London as a senior strategist, a spokesperson for the bank told Risk’s sister publication FX Week .
Merrill Lynch selects SAS for OpRisk management and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
Merrill Lynch, a leading financial management and advisory company, has selected software from SAS, a North Carolina-based software analytics company, to help manage its operational risk and continue compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the new Basel…
CDO exposure to Parmalat €660 million, says Moody's
A total of 65 collaterised debt obligation (CDO) contracts have “a direct exposure on Parmalat or its relevant subsidiaries”, said rating agency Moody’s Investors Service.
ABN Amro builds in weather derivatives
ABN Amro has hired Henry Kus as director of weather and insurance derivatives. The Dutch bank said it had made the appointment in response to "rapidly increasing" investor demand for weather derivatives products.