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Basel Committee

Global banking community poised and ready for QIS 3 op risk results

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Bankers are eagerly awaiting the results on operational risk from the third Quantitative Impact Study (QIS3).

04 Feb 2003

Infrastructure

TriOptima’s swap tear-up service readies for March launch

TriReduce, an interest rate swaps tear-up service developed by Stockholm-headquartered TriOptima, may start its first run in late March, following a delay of about three months due to documentation and technology hook-up issues.

04 Feb 2003

Exchanges

No place for government in energy price reporting or clearing, says Ferc head

Pat Wood, chairman of the US Federal Energy Commission (Ferc), has said he does not believe regulatory agencies should be involved in compiling energy price reporting. He also said the government has no place in suggesting that energy merchants should…

04 Feb 2003

Structured products

Barclays merges FX/FI prime brokerage

Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of the UK’s Barclays Bank, will complete the merger of its foreign exchange and fixed-income prime brokerage businesses by the end of March.

03 Feb 2003

Structured products

Shift in risk sentiment shores up Australian options market

A change in risk sentiment, coupled with major underlying spot moves in local currencies, is bringing extra foreign exchange options business to Australia, according to local dealers.