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Meteor lands in UK market
A new company, Meteor Asset Management, has been set up to distribute structured products in the UK. The company is headed by Graham Devile and Phil Saunders both who previously worked at UK structured products provider, Nvesta. Meteor is targeting the…
Stoxx launches global high dividend index
Stoxx, the European index provider, has launched the Dow Jones Stoxx Global Select Dividend 100 Index, adding to the Dow Jones and Dow Jones Stoxx Select Dividend index series.
JP Morgan hires head of equity derivatives flow marketing
JP Morgan has hired Adrian Valenzuela as a managing director and head of equity derivatives flow marketing, covering hedge funds and asset management clients, for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Wachovia three surface at Dresdner Kleinwort
Three members of Wachovia's equity derivatives sales team have left the US bank to join German rival Dresdner Kleinwort.
Dresdner Kleinwort hires head of global distribution
German investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort has appointed Stefan Guetter as its head of global distribution.
Commerzbank launches its first retail structured product in Italy
Commerzbank Corporates & Markets (CBCM) has launched its first structured product aimed at retail investors in Italy. The new five-year certificate, Twin Win, allows investors to gain from an increase in the S&P/MIB index, and, in some circumstances,…
Event horizon
Rick Cech takes a second look at what makes up operational risk event types, and asks if there is a more advanced way to define them
SG CIB promotes Escoffier
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has promoted David Escoffier to head of global equities and derivatives solutions in London. Previously Escoffier was head of SG CIB's London-based equity derivatives team.
LSE consults on proposed product solutions for Mifid
LSE comes up with a raft of product ideas to aid Mifid implementation
Quic poaches from Misys
Quic Financial Technologies has hired Wolfgang Porada as German-based head of sales for Europe, responsible for driving new business across the region. Quic is a Vancouver headquarted risk technology company, specialising in structured products.
HKEx to look at commodity derivatives
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) is to study of the feasibility of trading commodity derivatives and climate-related products in Hong Kong. If approval is granted after the study the HKEx could start listing commodity-linked structured products.
Ixis AM promotes Masson to head of European sales
Ixis Asset Management Global Associates (Ixis AM) has made Sébastien Masson head of European sales. He will be responsible for managing the Paris-based Europe sales team, which covers Switzerland, Iberians, Skandies, Benelux and Austria. He will report…
Nymex and Montreal form alliance
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is to form a “strategic alliance” with the Montreal Exchange (MX), Canada’s largest financial derivatives exchange.
Deutsche Börse expands in Asia
Deutsche Börse has expanded its Asian index business. It has added to the DAX Global Index Series with the release of the Dax Global Asia and has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China Securities Index Company.
Amex migrates structured products to AEMI
The American Stock Exchange(Amex) has completed the migration of all its equity products, structured products and exchange traded funds onto AEMI, its new trading platform, which launched November 6.
Barclays Capital hires head of emerging markets
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has appointed Nicholas Moreira as managing director and head of emerging markets equity derivatives trading. Based in London, Moreira will report to Dixit Joshi, head of equity derivatives.
Nomura launches Japan Strategy 80% Protected Fund
Nomura has launched a new structured fund linked to the Nomura Japan Strategy Index. The Japan Strategy 80% Protected Fund, aimed at both retail and institutional investors, is Nomura’s first Ucits-III fund to offer access to the growth potential of…
Calyon hires Paul Nevin from BNP Paribas
Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank has hired Paul Nevin as regional head of equity and fund derivatives marketing and sales for the UK, Ireland and South Africa. Nevin was hired from Calyon’s French rivals, BNP Paribas, were he was head of UK, South…
Banks call for third way to implement Basel II
US banks want a third way for Basel II implementation