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FTSE and DIFX to launch sharia-compliant GCC indexes
Index provider FTSE and the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) have jointly created two sharia-compliant Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country equity indexes for domestic, GCC, and international investors.
Premier Asset Management offers protected growth plan
Premier Asset Management in the UK has launched a new guaranteed structured product to capitalise on investor anxiety after the market correction in May. The Premier Protected Growth Plan offers exposure to any growth in the FTSE 100 Index and the…
Standard Chartered implements software for structured deposits
Standard Chartered Bank is to implement a structured deposits pricing and processing system for its operations in Taiwan, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Japan and UAE. The bank will link its Premium Currency Investment (PCI) businesses for these countries…
Deutsche hires head for Southeast Asian debt capital markets
German investment bank Deutsche Bank has hired Sreenivasan Iyer, as head of its debt capital markets and corporate coverage group for the Southeast Asia region. It is a newly created role for Deutsche Bank.
Bank of Ireland offers Silver Anniversary bond
Bank of Ireland, in conjunction with its Guernsey-based subsidiary Bristol & West International, has launched the Silver Anniversary Bond to mark the bank's 25th anniversary on the Isle of Man.
CESR profile changes to deliver ‘effective supervisory convergence’
Regulatory convergence will become the primary focus of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), according to news released today. The regulators will begin to concentrate on operational tasks now that the final phases of the Financial…
HKMA publishes consultation for Basel II rules
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has released the draft rules that will frame Basel II. The rules set out different approaches to determine capital adequacy, which are due to be adopted in Hong Kong by January 2007.
Walter to run Basel Committee secretariat
Federal Bank of New York senior vice-president for banking supervision, Stefan Walter, is due to take over the role of secretary general for the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s secretariat at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel,…
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