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FSA stresses benefits of principles-based regulation
Principles-based regulation will mean significant changes for firms, says Waters
LSE consults on proposed product solutions for Mifid
LSE comes up with a raft of product ideas to aid Mifid implementation
European Commission sets up Mifid website
The European Commission hopes its new website will help with Mifid implementation
Quic poaches from Misys
Quic Financial Technologies has hired Wolfgang Porada as German-based head of sales for Europe, responsible for driving new business across the region. Quic is a Vancouver headquarted risk technology company, specialising in structured products.
JP Morgan hires retail structured products head
JP Morgan is making changes within its equity derivatives division in Asia, as part of a global reorganisation of its derivatives sales force, to create a retail-focused cross-asset-class group.
HKEx to look at commodity derivatives
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) is to study of the feasibility of trading commodity derivatives and climate-related products in Hong Kong. If approval is granted after the study the HKEx could start listing commodity-linked structured products.
Ixis AM promotes Masson to head of European sales
Ixis Asset Management Global Associates (Ixis AM) has made Sébastien Masson head of European sales. He will be responsible for managing the Paris-based Europe sales team, which covers Switzerland, Iberians, Skandies, Benelux and Austria. He will report…
Deutsche Börse expands in Asia
Deutsche Börse has expanded its Asian index business. It has added to the DAX Global Index Series with the release of the Dax Global Asia and has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China Securities Index Company.
Amex migrates structured products to AEMI
The American Stock Exchange(Amex) has completed the migration of all its equity products, structured products and exchange traded funds onto AEMI, its new trading platform, which launched November 6.
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.