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Citi hires Margolis from Goldman Sachs
Latest hire in a series of senior appointments to the firm's FX business
Morgan Stanley is mystery buyer of Natixis CDS portfolio
Morgan Stanley is said to have acquired the bulk of an €8.6 billion portfolio of complex credit derivatives from Natixis last month.
Bear bailout vehicle turns first paper profit
Federal Reserve balance sheet data shows Bear Stearns’ assets held in Maiden Lane vehicle made a paper profit for first time since its inception
Hedge funds wise up to the benefits of ETFs
More hedge funds are looking to create ETFs using their own funds as the underlying, finds a BlackRock report..
Challenges for energy & commodities technology
Trayport chief speaks to Lianna Brinded about how energy and commodities trading risk management systems will cope with changes in regulation
Ethical credit investment set to surge
Growing participation in fixed income by pension funds and sovereign wealth funds with ethical mandates is spurring interest in socially responsible credit investment.
Cesr recommends changes to Mifid revision
New pre-trade transparency requirements for MTFs and ETFs as Cesr moves to a rules-based approach
First FSAP for US flags commercial real estate woes
The US banking system at risk from commercial real estate woes, the IMF’s first Financial Sector Assessment Programme says
China's bond laws remain a 'quagmire' for foreign investors, warns advisory firm
Investors in Chinese corporate bonds may struggle to recover their money in the event of a bankruptcy, according to FS Asia Advisory.
FSA revised pay code ‘tightens the screws’ on remuneration
New UK bonus rules are widened to cover thousands more investment firms
IASB includes liquidity premium in new insurance accounting proposals
Exposure draft brings convergence with Solvency II but stops short of full market consistency
New chairman and board for ORX
Mignola new chair of Operational Risk data eXchange
UK FSA sees further departures
Chief operating officer resigns
Banker bonuses cut by EU amendments to CRD...
...and US issues supervisory guidance
Basel’s buffers won’t apply to op risk calculation
Basel Committee proposes capital buffer to be tied to macroeconomic indicators
Dodd-Frank Act signed but uncertainty remains
New legislation means more study and rule-makings needed, creating operational risks for banks
Cebs responds to critics with new op risk paper
Committee issues second consultation paper to address concerns over level of detail in op risk guidelines on market-related activities
Sigor assesses QIS data but capital rule changes will wait
Basel Committee considers recalibrating the simpler approaches to op risk measurement but says changes will happen later rather than sooner
Banks face suit from US fund over mis-sold subprime loans
Fifteen banks accused of mis-selling mortgage-backed securities
Former Société Générale manager fined for insider trading
Jean-Pierre Mustier fined €100,000
DBS Bank agrees compensation for Hong Kong Lehman notes
Securities and Futures Commission accuses DBS of inappropriately selling high-risk products to low-risk profile investors
Goldman Sachs to pay $550 million to settle SEC lawsuit
US bank receives the largest fine the SEC has ever imposed on a financial entity
Three ordered by High Court to pay £115 million to UK FSA
Three ordered to pay up for accepting deposits without FSA approval
Simple payoffs and short terms remain popular as investors play it safe
Incapital, Barclays and Gilliat all launched three products each in the past two weeks, most of which focused on the FTSE 100 index as investors continue shy away from risky investments