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SG strengthens LatAm team
Société Générale Corporate and Investing Banking (SGCIB) has strengthened its coverage of Latin America by appointing Thomas Jacquot as vice-president, equity derivatives, structured products, LatAm.
Citi rings the changes in structured products reorg
Citi has announced a host of changes to its structured products business, including the appointment of Jean-Luc Bernardi as Emea head of structuring. Bernardi has developed and led the Emea Equity Derivatives Structuring Team since 2006 and will be…
LNG fundamentals - Natural selection
The LNG market for Europe and Asia has been traditionally tight, but new supply looks set to change market dynamics. Katie Holliday reports
Cultural exchange
EEX and Powernext's agreement to share their electricity spot and derivatives markets represents groundbreaking Franco-German energy market co-operation. The CEOs of both exchanges talk to Roderick Bruce about the challenges involved and what the merged…
Deutsche Bank structured equity sales head departs amid cuts
Kim Gayer has left his position as managing director and global head of structured equity sales at Deutsche Bank, a role which was based in London. The bank declined to comment on his departure.
SEC toughens rules for credit rating agencies
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Legal action spreads to losses on Lehman exchange-traded notes
Arbitrations in the US have now expanded to recovering losses made as a result of investments in Lehman exchange-traded notes (ETNs). Around 20 law firms are now investigating the sale of principal protected Lehman notes (PPNs) in the US, which have been…
Challenges abound in 2009
Everyone agrees that 2009 will be a challenge. Just how different the financial markets and overall environment will be for hedge funds is an open question. Some of the leading figures in the industry tell Hedge Funds Review reporters what they foresee
Electronic platforms: Riding out the storm
Electronic platforms
Doug Long
The business development head at structured finance software vendor Principia talks to Matthew Attwood about what it will take to restore investor appetite for structured products
Model behaviour
Sponsored Roundtable
Out of the comfort zone
Operational stress
Defaults domino
Synthetic credit
Taming nature with models
Catastrophe risk
Risk returns
Conference report
MAS review of structured products may lead to regulatory changes
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) may make changes to regulation governing the structured products industry it emerged yesterday during the country's parliamentary sitting. The MAS is undertaking a review of the regulatory regime for the…
Deutsche drops three and takes closer control of equity derivatives trading
Michele Gissi and Roger Naylor have been named by Deutsche Bank as the new co-heads of global equity derivatives, following the departure of Richard Carson, head of global equity derivatives (GED), Nino Kjellman, head of Asia equity derivatives, and…
End of the boom?
Canadian oil sands production has grown rapidly in recent years, but are rising project costs and falling oil prices now jeopardising projects? Pauline McCallion investigates
Paul Ezekiel
You don't need to be brain surgeon to be a successful carbon trader, but it helps, Paul Ezekiel, managing director and head of carbon trading at Credit Suisse, tells Pauline McCallion
Renewables call for transmission build
Many US states have ambitious renewable energy targets, but billions need to be spent on transmission infrastructure if this new power is to come on line. Susan Arterian Chang looks at the challenges involved in creating the interstate transmission…
ABL strategy rocked by US fraud case may mean greater demand for due diligence
One of the better-performing strategies this year has been asset-backed lending. In the US an investigation into alleged fraud that has severely impacted some hedge funds using the strategy has knocked investor confidence. Stephen Quigley talks with…
Investors' interest intensifies in hedge funds as countries compete for business
With vast sums looking for attractive investment opportunities, the Middle East is ripe for hedge fund development. While there are significant challenges still to overcome, liberalisation and the development of viable financial service centres are…