Book contributions by Risk Staff
Portfolio Construction and Management
Edited by Brice Benaben and Julien Jarmoszko
Articles by Risk Staff
New York disaster management centre opens
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
CESR seeks to measure acceptance of Mifid
REGULATORY UPDATE
Q&A: Charles Romilly
ECU Group in London uses currency management to reduce clients' lending costs. As it starts pitching to corporates for the first time, ECU's head of corporate liability management explains how it works
Investment grade
Secondary market liquidity
Winner: BMW
This month's awards for the most innovative and mould-breaking deals in the credit market go to BMW for its EUR1 billion bond, Calyon's convertible and KfW's rouble issue
A tale of two cities
Tim Frost looks at why London has forged ahead in the credit derivatives stakes while New York has become something of an also-ran
Market Graphic: Credit card ABS spreads
Market Graphic
FSCS to pursue precipice bonds providers for £30 million
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is pursuing precipice bonds providers for up to £30 million. The FSCS is in the process of recovering the compensation paid out to investors who had successful claims against IFAs firms that went into…
Barclays Stockbrokers to launch alt. energy and infrastructure notes
Barclays Stockbrokers has launched two new notes with exposure to the alternative energy sector and global infrastructure companies. Both notes are 100% capital protected if held for the full five year term.
Commerzbank teams up with Innovest Strategic Advisers
Commerzbank Corporates & Markets (CBCM), the corporate and investment banking arm of Commerzbank, has teamed up with investment advisory firm Innovest Strategic Advisers to provide bespoke structured equity products linked to sustainable stocks.
JP Morgan recommends changes to Basel II NPR
JP Morgan Chase has set out to US regulators what it considers to be the main operational concerns over the interagency notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to implement a new risk-based capital framework based on Basel II.
Fortis Investments opens Hong Kong office
Fortis Investments has opened a new office in the Fortis Bank Tower in Hong Kong. The CEO of the office is Mark te Riele, who has relocated to Hong Kong after a successful term in Fortis Investments’ Jakarta office. The office will initially employ nine…
New partners at Morrison & Foerster
US law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed two new partners to join its London Capital Markets Group. Peter Green and Jeremy Jennings-Mares both join from rival law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw hires derivatives partner
Law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has appointed a new derivatives and structured securities specialist. Edmund Parker joins the firm as a partner in its London Finance Group.
UBS expands in Asia, Middle East and Africa
Swiss banking group UBS is forming a “strategic alliance” with Standard Chartered Bank for fund distribution in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Although the scope of the agreement has yet to be finalised, it is envisaged that it will give Standard…
FSA out with final transposition of Mifid
The FSA has published a Policy Statement and Handbook text that finalises its transposition of Mifid for FSA-regulated firms
Celent publishes new Mifid impact study
Post-trade reporting and market data provisions will be the first areas affected by Mifid, says Celent.
FIM establishes alternative investment unit
Finnish structured products provider FIM has establsihed a new business, FIM Alternative Investments. The unit’s products, which cater for both institutional and private investors, include capital protected structured products, as well as hedge funds and…
Amex prepares for demutualisation; appoints Morgan Stanley
The American Stock Exchange (Amex) has formally signaled its plans to demutalise by appointing Morgan Stanley to advise it on the preparation and execution of a demutualisation plan.
Malaysia’s CIMB launches first Islamic structured product
CIMB Islamic Bank has launched what it claims to be the first Islamic equity-linked structured product in Malaysia. The 100% capital protected sharia-compliant product, Islamic All-Stars Global Restricted Mudharabah Structured Investment-i (Islamic All…