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Davies lures another ex-CSFB credit derivatives head to Bear Stearns
Mark Davies, head of global credit derivatives trading at Bear Stearns, has lured another former CSFB colleague to the US investment bank.
Meff adds three new single-stock futures
Spanish derivatives exchange Meff will offer three new single-stock futures on Banco Popular, tobacco company Altadis and Gas Natural.
Understand qualitative aspects of operational risk first, says DTCC
The qualitative aspects of operational risk must be understood before focusing on the quantitative measurements of operational risk capital, according to Eileen Robbins, vice-president for operational risk management at the Depository Trust and Clearing…
Major op risk software providers grow at expense of smaller rivals
Sales of operational risk solutions seem to be on the rise, but it is established vendors who are seeing deals close. Many small or new software houses in the op risk space seem still to be experiencing a lull in sales.
Hatstadt leaves Merrill after less than a year
Philippe Hatstadt, a managing director and head of structured credit derivatives trading at Merrill Lynch in New York, has resigned.
UBS signs global data deal with Reuters
The investment banking arm of Switzerland’s UBS has signed a global deal with Reuters that will ensure its risk management systems receive market data in real time.
Blewitt to head BoA’s structured product sales
Bank of America has promoted Dik Blewitt to head of structured sales, reporting to Mike McLaughlin, head of global structured products at the US bank and Bob Johnson, head of asset securitisation and investment-grade sales.
Moody’s KMV launches loan mark-to-market tool
Moody’s KMV has launched a new web-based analytics tool that allows loan portfolio managers to value loans called CreditMark.
US Congressman blasts Basel II while supervisors forge ahead
A US Congressman sent waves of panic across Europe when he announced at a fringe event of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in late January that he had serious reservations about whether the US would ever adopt Basel II.