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BarCap lures Joshi from CSFB

Barclays Capital (BarCap) has appointed Dixit Joshi as a managing director in its equity-linked products group. He will assume responsibility for running the UK bank’s global equity derivatives trading and arbitrage business.

FSA warns of treasury management flaws

LONDON - The Financial Services Authority, the UK regulatory body, has highlighted key areas of weakness in UK treasury management following a survey of banks and building societies.

Basel Accord finalisation delayed by six months

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announced today that the finalisation of Basel II will be postponed from year-end 2003 to mid-year 2004. Such a delay was widely anticipated in light of the tone and volume of comments that the committee…

RMG leaves Basel II op risk issues unresolved

SAN FRANCISCO - The Risk Management Group (RMG) of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met in mid-September to attempt to thrash out some key operational risk issues, and review the comments from the third consultative paper (CP3).

The politics of betting

Using markets to forecast political events may not be as strange an idea as it seemed in July, when a terrorism futures scheme collapsed. But there is still scepticism as to whether such an approach would be ethical or effective. By Maria Kielmas

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People swaps

Buchanan appointed Ofgem chief executive UK energy regulator the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has appointed Alistair Buchanan as chief executive. Previously head of European utilities research at Dutch bank ABN Amro, Buchanan (pictured)…

Rothschild enters oil risk sector

Heading the senior team is Martin Fraenkel, previously managing director of JPMorgan Chase's global commodities group in London. Fraenkel has recruited hissenior team from outside Rothschild. KamalInvestment bank Rothschild has entered the oil risk…

Measuring the value of clearing

Central clearing houses offer major advantages to the electricity trading industry, says UK Power Exchange’s Paul Danielsen. He sets out a practical example to demonstrate how UK power firms can benefit from clearing

Philippines SEC drafts FX reporting guidelines

PHILIPPINES - The Philippines' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week announced draft guidelines on the preparation of foreign currency-denominated financial statements for corporations in the country.

Isda opens Washington office in lobbying push

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the New York-based trade association for the over-the-counter derivatives industry, is opening an office in Washington DC to increase its lobbying of the US government.

Reliant settles with Ferc for up to $50m

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) yesterday reached agreement with subsidiaries of Houston-based Reliant Resources to settle all its investigations in connection with its review of manipulation of the Californian energy markets. The…

Isda opens Washington office in lobbying push

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the New York-based trade association for the over-the-counter derivatives industry, is opening an office in Washington DC to increase its lobbying of the US government.

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