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Stuck on the margins
Prime broking
Singapore stumbles
Exchanges
The power law
Masterclass
More CBO woes
Taiwan
Emissions gain credit
Carbon finance
Micro scope widens
Micro-finance
Tranches of trepidation
Correlation
Default dilemmas
Basel II
Saving for a rainy day
Liquidity Risk
A growing gap
More and more dealers are entering the hedge fund derivatives market, and ever more complex structures are being launched. But while the fund-linked derivatives market has grown strongly, there is little consensus on the best way to manage the risks…
Rate steepeners rise again
CMS spreads
Commission publishes clarification Mifid best execution
European Commission finally responses to CESR's best execution questions
EU sues 24 member states over trading rules
McCreevy cracks the whip on EU states that have missed the Mifid transposition deadline.
European Parliament publishes consolidated text of PSD
PSD final text published
RBS hires in structured credit for Nordics
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Soren Hyldgaard as head of debt markets financial institutions sales for the Nordic region. Soren will report to Al Sinsheimer, head of debt markets financial institutions sales.
Credit Suisse hires in equity derivatives
Credit Suisse has announced a number of hires in its equity derivatives business.
JP Morgan and Diapason launch new commodities index
JP Morgan and commodity asset management firm Diapason Commodities Management have launched the Diapason Commodity Rotator. The index is available as either an excess return or a total cash return index, allowing investors to take advantage of…
EU finance ministers call for hedge fund transparency
Rapid growth of hedge funds leads politicians to call for tighter rules and more transparency.
European Parliament approves PSD
PSD approved, SEPA on track
S&P launches GCC Sharia Index
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has launched a fully investable GCC Sharia Index. The S&P GCC Sharia Series captures the largest and most liquid stocks across the GCC. S&P says it will pave the way for the creation of mutual funds, ETFs and structured products…
China has top growth potential for Asian wealth, says BarCap
China is viewed as having the highest growth potential of any wealth management market in Asia during the next two years, followed by India, according to Barclays Capital’s annual industry survey, published on April 23. And many high net worth…
UBS launches Global Warming Index
UBS Investment Bank has launched the UBS Global Warming Index (UBS-GWI). The UBS-GWI is a tradable benchmark for global investments in the weather derivatives market. It is constructed using liquid, actively traded Heating Degree Day (HDD) and Cooling…
FSA fines Sesame for complaints handling failures
The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Oxford-based IFA network Sesame £330,000 for failing to treat its customers fairly by not handling complaints concerning Structured Capital At Risk Products (SCARPs) adequately.
FSA sets out the future of principles-based regulation
FSA out with paper setting out its current thinking on its move towards a more-principles-based regulatory regime.