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HSBC hires Boscherel from Calyon
HSBC Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets has hired Laurent Boscherel as Paris-based global head of exotics within its global structured equity business.
Calyon poaches Raphael Blot from SG
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank has hired Raphael Blot as regional head of equity and fund derivatives marketing and sales for Asia-Pacific, including Japan.
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft promotes structured products lawyers
Law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has promoted 24 attorneys to the position of special counsel. And a number of these lawyers have been promoted thanks to their work in structured products.
Robeco to list Clean Tech certificates on Euronext Amsterdam
Robeco, the asset management arm of Rabobank, has launched a certificate linked to a fund of private equity funds that invest in unlisted companies active in the field of clean technology. An application has been made for listing on Eurolist by Euronext…
Merrill Lynch debuts credit-linked note for Singapore
Merrill Lynch has launched the Jubilee Link Gain Notes for Singapore's retail investment market, allowing investors to participate in the credit markets in a principal protected and transparent manner. Jubilee Link Gain Notes have a high potential return…
S&P and Global Real Analytics launch commercial real estate indexes
Standard & Poor’s, has joined with Global Real Analytics (GRA) to develop and publish the S&P/GRA Commercial Real Estate Indexes (SPCREX Indices).
LBBW signs up to Quantifi
Germany's Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has selected Quantifi XL as its front-office tool for pricing and analysing structured products.
Financial Services Authority issue latest guidance on Advanced Measurement Approaches to operational risk
FSA reinforce their commitment to full implementation of the AMA sections of the CRD
Globalisation hinders effective monetary policies in smaller economies, argues governor Lee
Globalisation has made monetary policy more difficult, according to the governor of the Bank of Korea.
Quadrant acquires Ecensity
Quadrant's purchase signals a move to become a global player.
"Dear CEO" letters categorise firms under the CRD The FSA outlines the various classifications for firms governed by Basel II.
The UK regulator has published "Dear CEO" letters categorising individual firms in preparation of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD).
DBS and Interbank select Reveleus for operational risk
Two major banks will use the provider's operational risk applications.
CESR publishes assistance to EC on non-equities market transparency
The regulators have weighed in with initial assistance for deciding on the extension of pre- and post-trade transparency.
Equiduct Challenges Project Boat
LONDON—Although Project Boat has been recently hailed as the answer to one of the key Mifid reforms to come on Nov. 1, 2007, the initiative is facing challenges from the newly created Equiduct as well as from other exchanges mulling their own offers.
Boat Banks to name vendor
LONDON—"Project Boat"—a consortium of nine banks that is creating an off-exchange trade reporting facility—is close to naming the vendor that will provide the underlying technology for the planned OTC trade data platform, according to sources familiar…
Lukewarm response to SOX legislation
NEW YORK - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published details of the predominantly lukewarm responses received to its July Concept Release on internal controls legislation in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
Risk USA: Hancock calls for a reappraisal of risk management
Peter Hancock, president of Integrated Finance, a New York-based hedge fund and consultancy, urged managers to rethink the way they view risk.
Call for evidence on the functioning of the Prospectus Directive
The CESR has published a call for evidence on the supervisory functioning of the Prospectus Directive.
Industry opposes extension of Mifid transparency to bonds and non-equities
Feedback statement on Mifid transparency shows industry doubts into further regulation.
Solvency II Developments: CEIOPS publishes consultations and questionnaires
The EU supervisors are seeking more comments on its “post-third wave” round of consultations.