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Riding the storm
Germany's national carrier, Lufthansa, was hit hard by the September 11 terrorist attacks. The airline's chief risk officer talks to Gareth Gore about how the shock event brought about sweeping changes to its liquidity risk management
Liffe to launch time pro-rata algorithm for STIR futures
Euronext’s derivatives business Liffe has developed a new trade matching algorithm for its short term interest rate (STIR) futures contracts, which will include a time element in the allocation process.
LSE steps up Mifid offensive
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In the shadows
Booming over-the-counter derivatives markets may be generating huge revenues for dealers, but they are also casting a worrying shadow over trading book profits in the form of counterparty credit risk. Are contingent credit default swaps the answer?
New world order
Eurex announced in April it will acquire the International Securities Exchange for approximately $2.8 billion. This follows the finalisation of the merger between NYSE Group and Euronext in April. How are regulators responding to the cross-border…
FOA launches UK power market initiative
The Futures and Options Association (FOA) has launched an initiative that aims to introduce a new design for wholesale UK power markets.
London Stock Exchange releases Mifid software
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced the technology that it will offer member firms to ease the burden of Mifid compliance.
S&P backs microfinance CDOs
Standard and Poor’s, which rated the first full capital structure collateralised debt obligation based on microfinance loans in May this year, has released a preliminary ratings framework for microfinance institutions (MFI).
Cicada strengthens Mifid software
Cicada, a technology company, has updated its Composer software so that it will demonstrate best execution on client transactions, once the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) is introduced in November.
BNP Paribas enters agreement with Trading Technologies
Trading software developer Trading Technologies (TT) and BNP Paribas Commodity Futures have entered into a global software licensing and distribution agreement.
Perry for Prytania
Malcolm Perry has been appointed chief executive office of Prytania Holdings, the structured finance funds management and software specialist, Perry will be an executive director on the Committee of Prytania Holdings, head of the Executive Committee and…
Fed calls for consumer advisory board candidates
The US Federal Reserve has asked the public to nominate 10 new members for the Consumer Advisory Council.
Geithner provides policy advice for Asia
Asia needs to build stronger institutions, in particular central banks that have institutionalised independence from governments, said Timothy Geithner, president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
More banks sign up to Project Boat
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