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Misys looks to Latin America
Misys, the risk technology company, has created three new senior positions in its Treasury & Capital Markets business in the Americas, charged with making a drive into the Latin American market and creating a services and consulting business.
Bear Stearns launches German certificates platform
US investment bank Bear Stearns International has launched a retail certificates platform, dubbed Best Markets, for the German market.
Australia releases draft standards on Basel II
Oz regulator fine-tunes Basel standards
New report blames op risk failures for sub-prime meltdown
Op risk: a culprit in sub-prime mortgage crisis
BIS chief discusses emerging markets and financial risk
Knight outlines new risks in globalised economy
OCC establishes Enterprise Governance Unit
New wing to focus on risk management
HM Treasury backs down on AML regulations
Balls concedes rules are ‘disproportionate’ in places
Deutsche promotes head of structured capital markets
Deutsche Bank has promoted Matt Press to head of Global Markets, Western Europe, to continue the growth of Deutsche's Global Markets franchise.
BarCap chooses Amex for new iPath listing
Barclays Capital (BarCap) has chosen to list its new iPath exchange traded note (ETN) on the American Stock Exchange (Amex). The note is linked to the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) S&P 500 BuyWrite Index and the Amex specialist unit is…
Abbey offers new issue of capital guaranteed deposits bonds
Abbey in the UK has launched a new issue of capital guaranteed deposit bonds. The three index-linked bonds offer exposure to the Halifax House Price Index, the FTSE 100 Index and the Nikkei 225 Index respectively. The bonds, aimed at independent…
Deutsche Bank’s new index replicates hedge fund beta
Deutsche Bank has become the latest investment bank to launch an index that tracks hedge fund beta. The db Absolute Return âeta Index (dbARâ) does not invest in any hedge funds or fund of funds, but replicates the performance of fund of hedge funds…
US bank appoints chief risk officer
Tuuk to become chief risk officer at Fifth Third Bancorp
Fed board member calls for flexibility
Regulators must keep up with intermediaries: Fed board governor
CFTC approves CME exchange-traded contract
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the first exchange-traded credit derivatives index contract, developed by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Rabobank to list equity-linked certificates on SGX
Rabobank is to list equity-linked certificates on Singapore stock exchange, SGX. RaboJet Certs are linked to a basket of four major blue chip companies listed in Singapore. Series 1 of the RaboJet Certs has a maximum return of 20% and requires a minimum…
Canada’s Arrow Hedge offer fund of hedge funds-linked PPN
Canadian investment manager Arrow Hedge has launched an eight-year principal protected note that provides exposure to the Arrow Multi-Strategy Fund, a hedge fund-of-funds in Canada. The Bank of Nova Scotia Arrow Multi-Strategy(TM) Fund Deposit Notes,…
HBOS compromises ID info on 62,000 customers
Bank denies fraud risk for 65% of clients
Vendors band together to build Mifid tools
40% of Directive requirements without software solution
SunGard brings out new asset-management product
SunGard launches product to cater to globalising asset management firms and their providers
Chinese bank picks credit limits provider
Chinese bank monitors exposures as it prepares to build out in derivatives
US “undermining” Basel II process
IIF vice-president concerned at “damaging” American approach
US Agencies issue consumer information for non-traditional mortgages
Illustrations designed to clear up confusions
International Banking Federation appoints new chairman
Bell elected to chair IBFed
FSA publishes Pillar II assessment framework
FSA is first EU state to release Pillar II assessment framework