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Mizuho adds to London high yield team
Mizuho adds to London high yield team
Aviva announces new global aggregate portfolio head
Aviva announces new global aggregate portfolio head
SWIP to open US office
SWIP to open US office
FSA report reveals shape of future FCA enforcement
Retail Conduct Risk Report foreshadows stance on consumer protection expected from the upcoming UK Financial Conduct Authority
Index roundup
Index roundup
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
Insitutional investors muscle in on retail market in Korea
Korea's structured product market continues to grow as institutional investors move across to equity derivatives
People: Wheatley to head new UK regulator
Martin Wheatley will head the Consumer Protection and Markets Authority when it replaces the Financial Services Authority next year
S&P tracks Israel energy and telecoms
S&P tracks Israel energy and telecoms
Korean retail market boosted by influx of institutional money
Korean retail market boosted by influx of institutional money
Deutsche and Barclays suspend ETNs
Deutsche and Barclays suspend ETNs
Equity structuring resurfaces as Japanese investors hunt for yield
Japan has emerged as a fertile market for equity funds and now a structured equity fund has also caught the eye of Japanese investors hungry for yield in a low-interest environment.
Canada pressed to develop inflation market
Current issuance of inflation-linked bonds is too meagre to meet demand from domestic and international investors, say market participants
EBA to launch new stress tests
European Banking Authority unveils timeline for second round of EU-wide stress tests with launch set for Friday; first executive director and internal committee named
Ex-CFTC enforcement head: Dodd-Frank anti-manipulation standard unclear
Anti-manipulation proposal could be challenged if made law; former CFTC enforcement director calls for clear standard based on precedent
Verdicchio joins Vulpes Investment Management
Bert Verdicchio has joined Vulpes Investment Management as chief risk officer
Middle East CDS markets steady despite Egyptian cabinet reshuffle
Egyptian prime minister resigns as spreads stay stable in Middle East and eurozone
Moody’s op risk guidelines hit 134 transactions in Europe
RMBS, CMBS and ABS deals placed on review list until September for op risk weaknesses
Map of global banking network shows climb in contagion since late 1980s
Bank of England paper uses BIS banking stats to show potential for cross-border contagion has been rising for past two decades, reaching its apogee at the time of the Lehman Brothers’ collapse
EBA stress tests start tomorrow
Banks to be given details by end of Friday
BoAML debuts cross-currency swap with corporate onshore in China
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has conducted what is believed to be the first currency swap in China with a corporate client after Safe gave the green light for such transactions to start trading on March 1.
Société Générale lists first actively managed ETN
Société Générale has partnered with asset manager Parkstone to develop an ETN based on an actively managed strategy, the first in a planned suite of ETNs from the bank.
BoAML snares Koder to run global corporate and investment banking for Asia
Appointment highlights that Bank of America Merrill Lynch views the Asia-Pacific region as one of the most compelling growth opportunities for its business, the US bank says.
StanChart to repurchase HK$1.48bn of Lehman ELNs; regulatory probe continues
Standard Chartered has reached a resolution with the SFC and HKMA to repurchase HK$1.48 billion of equity linked notes issued by Lehman Brothers but admitted no liability related to mis-selling the notes. Regulators said the bank should have performed…