Foreign exchange
Dark Pools, Clear Results
As the markets continue to fragment, firms are looking to algorithms to help them seek out dark pools of liquidity.
DME reveals trading platform details
Energy futures exchange the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), due to launch in the fourth quarter of this year, has unveiled details of its trading platform.
Bank of China becomes CLS Group shareholder
Bank of China (BoC) has become the first Chinese bank with a shareholding in settlement provider CLS Group.
Greenwich: European institutions keen on alternatives
European institutions are to shift more money into private equity and hedge funds, according to a report released by Connecticut-based financial research firm Greenwich Associates.
Deutsche and UBS top Asia Risk’s derivatives house awards
Deutsche Bank and UBS have won Asia Risk’s top derivatives awards for 2006, with the German bank sweeping two top-house awards – one for Asia ex-Japan and one for Japan – and the Swiss bank winning the award for derivatives house of the year for…
Lyxor launches HSCEI Index-linked guaranteed fund in Hong Kong
Lyxor Asset Management, a subsidiary of French bank SG, has launched the Lyxor Absolute China Guaranteed Fund. The 100% capital guaranteed fund’s performance is linked to the absolute performance of the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI). The…
BancWare Gets Support for Sox
NEW YORK—SunGard last week released an updated version of its BancWare risk management platform that is intended to help comply with sections of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sox).
Nine Banks Organize to Build Mifid Utility
LONDON—Nine global securities firms have gone public with plans to create a trade data and market data dissemination platform to take advantage of the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) market structure reforms.
European regulators state concern over supervisory review process for mergers and acquisitions
CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS’ letter to the EC outline problems with the current draft of cross-border consolidation proposals.
Final guidance on Pillar II process for interest rate risk published.
CEBS has issued final technical guidance for supervisory review process for interest rate risk in the banking book.
Rising interest rates undermine retail notes in Hong Kong, says SFC
Rising interest rates may have dampened investors' appetite for retail structured notes, causing the market to shrink, according to a report by Hong Kong’s Securities & Futures Commission (SFC), the territory’s securities industry watchdog.
Global launches GCC Islamic Index
Kuwait-based investment company Global Investment House has launched what it claims to be the first GCC Islamic Index for the region. The new index is part of Global’s series of indexes, which track the performance of sharia-compliant companies in the…
Basel II goals for capital adequacy “achievable”, according to S&P report
QIS5 findings show Basel II stabilises regulatory capital and improves risk management, but will spur industry consolidation.
Taiwan takes the forward-thinking option
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