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Inflation derivatives house of the year BARCLAYS CAPITAL
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CDO manager of the year TRUST COMPANY OF THE WEST
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Quant of the year VLADIMIR PITERBARG
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End-user of the year: Sovereign THE UK DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
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Technology platform of the year TRIOPTIMA
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Finding the right angle
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End-user of the year: Hedge fund BLUEMOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
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End-user of the year: Insurance ING INSURANCE
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End-user of the year: Corporate VIVENDI UNIVERSAL
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Software product of the year ADAPTIV, SUNGARD
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Deal of the year CEDO, CREDIT SUISSE
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Bank risk manager of the year MADELYN ANTONCIC, LEHMAN BROTHERS
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Interest rate derivatives house of the year BNP PARIBAS
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Commoditising commodities
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Commodity derivatives house of the year BARCLAYS CAPITAL
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The View on Flu
Should life companies worry about bird flu? Swiss Re says yes, but Munich Re and a host of primary insurers claim the risks can be overstated. Richard Irving reports
The CRO road
In just over two months all US-based hedge funds with more than 15 investors and/or $25 million under management will have their own dedicated chief compliance officer.
Prospectus prospects
The European Union's Prospectus Directive is meant to provide a single regulatory framework for structured products across Europe. Some dealers believe it is already having a positive effect on the Italian market. Others remain cynical. By John Ferry
A pillar of solvency
Paul Sharma, head of policy for banking, insurance and securities at the UK's Financial Services Authority, talks about life at the sharp end of insurance reform. Nicholas Dunbar reports
Basel II: What If?
Investment firms are relying on scenario analysis to gauge their operational risk.
Perspectives - Phillip Straley
Phillip Straley, Partner, global financial services risk management, Ernst & Young
New Swiss rules reveal hidden capital
Statutory or book reserve capital requirements, a mainstay of continental European insurance regulation, may come under pressure as practitioners digest the results of a field test of new solvency rules conducted by Switzerland's insurance regulator.
BaFin eases clearing house restrictions
BaFin, the German regulator, has removed a requirement for financial institutions to hold capital against transactions with swaps clearing counterparties – a rule that had threatened German banks' use of SwapClear.