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Barclays Capital hires head of emerging markets
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has appointed Nicholas Moreira as managing director and head of emerging markets equity derivatives trading. Based in London, Moreira will report to Dixit Joshi, head of equity derivatives.
Nomura launches Japan Strategy 80% Protected Fund
Nomura has launched a new structured fund linked to the Nomura Japan Strategy Index. The Japan Strategy 80% Protected Fund, aimed at both retail and institutional investors, is Nomura’s first Ucits-III fund to offer access to the growth potential of…
CESR publishes first Mifid Level 3 recommendations
CESR is out with the first in a series of Level 3 recommendations for the implementation of Mifid.
Calyon hires Paul Nevin from BNP Paribas
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank has hired Paul Nevin as regional head of equity and fund derivatives marketing and sales for the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Nevin was hired from Calyon’s French rivals, BNP Paribas, were he was head of UK, South…
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Banks call for third way to implement Basel II
US banks want a third way for Basel II implementation
Bahrain prepares to adopt Basel II
The Central Bank of Bahrain is out has with a consultation on its proposals concerning the implementation of Basel II.
Basel Committee issues CP on AMA home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms
Basel Committee out with proposals on home-host supervisory co-operation and allocation mechanisms under the Advanced Measurement Approaches.
Disintermediation threat on the up, distributors say
The threat of disintermediation looms large, according to structured products distributors speaking on the sidelines of an industry event in London today.
Innovation to come from custom indexes, Axa’s Cohen-Bengio says
Index providers and financial institutions should work together to build custom indexes and thereby secure the future innovation of the structured products markets. That was the message delivered by Denis Cohen-Bengio, director of investment solutions at…
FTSEuroFirst celebrates 25 products
Index company FTSEurofirst - a partnership of exchange Euronext and index provider FTSE - today celebrated 25 investment products based on its flasghip FTSEurofirst 80 offering.
Credit Suisse goes online
Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has expanded its e-commerce platform for trading of structured products. Following trials in Europe, US and Asia, the Securities Network platform is now available to Credit Suisse clients across the globe.
Bush calls for change to SOX implementation
SOX implementation is too expensive, says Bush.
CESR calls for evidence
The Committee of European Supervisors (CESR) has published a call for evidence on non-equities markets transparency.
Energy & Commodity Rankings
Energy : Leader of the pack Metals : UBS takes top metals spot
2007 rankings result tables
A full breakdown of the top dealers and brokers, category by category, including: oil, natural gas, electricity, coal, environment, research, structured products, agricultural products and metals
S&P buys Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
Standard & Poor's has acquired the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) as well as two equity indexes. The GSCI is widely considered the benchmark for commodity indexes and serves as the underlying for many structured products. It will be renamed the S&P…
DJ expands EU dividend index
Dow Jones has expanded its European Select Dividend Index Series to include the enlarged European Union (EU). The Dow Jones Stoxx EU Enlarged Select Dividend 15 Index is the first index that measures the performance of high-dividend yielding stocks in…
Goldman Sachs signs MOU with NCB
US investment bank Goldman Sachs has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia (NCB) to pursue "a broad strategic relationship", according to documents obtained by SP Extra . NCB is a distributor of…
Deutsche Börse and BNP Paribas like luxury
French investment bank BNP Paribas and index provider Deutsche Börse have launched the World Luxury Index. The index is calculated by Deutsche Börse for BNP as a customised index.
A Ratings Quandary
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is set to hammer out several key provisions of the US Credit Rating Agency Reform Act, intended to increase transparency in the ratings industry. But some analysts are concerned the legislation could go too far.
With a bang or a fizzle?
With the deadline having passed for submitting Basel II risk model applications to national regulators, Europe's financial institutions should be well on their way to compliance. But the reality is that many are still struggling to implement the new…
CESR out with CPs on Mifid Best Execution and Transaction Reporting
CESR has published its long awaited guidance on Mifid best execution and transaction reporting.