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The final Basel II framework has been welcomed by banks, regulators and industry bodies around the globe, but there are still some concerns about certain aspects of the Accord. Bob Pickel, chief executive of Isda, gives the association's views on the new…

HKMA takes the lead

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has put together its national implementation guidelines for Basel II, making it one of the first regulators globally to detail its qualifying criteria for those banks aiming for the internal ratings-based approaches in…

Merrill Lynch snaps up Entergy-Koch

Merrill Lynch is set to acquire the energy trading businesses of Entergy-Koch Trading (EKT), a venture of New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation and Wichita's Koch Industries.

Merrill Lynch snaps up Entergy-Koch Trading

Investment bank Merrill Lynch is set to acquire the energy trading businesses of Entergy-Koch Trading (EKT), a joint venture between New Orleans-based Entergy Corp and Koch Industries in Kansas. Energy Risk reported in June that the bank was a top…

Systematic profits

Trading in around 100 futures markets, Aspect Capital's Trading Fund has produced a net return of 45% since its inception in 2000. While the programme behind the fund is completely systematic, Martin Lueck, research director at the London firm, explains…

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