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E.ON takes majority stake in Russia’s OGK-4
German utility E.ON has acquired a 69% stake in Russian power plant company OGK-4 for €4 billion. OGK-4 is one of six large-scale power plant operators in Russia being privatised by the state-run holding company RAO UES
Aleri and OILspace enter partnership
Aleri, a provider of complex event processing (CEP) technology, and OILspace, a provider of real-time energy management applications, have entered into a partnership to offer their combined services to customers.
JPMorgan TSS selected as ICE Clear Europe consolidation bank
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has appointed JPMorgan Treasury & Securities Services (JPMorgan TSS) as consolidation bank for its European clearing house, ICE Clear Europe.
Crude hits all time high of $88, more upside seen
Oil price risk remains to the upside after it shot through $88 a barrel Tuesday on declining US stocks and growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, analysts say.
Lloyds TSB appoints head of FX derivatives trading
Lloyds TSB has appointed Anders Henrikson as head of foreign exchange derivatives trading in London.
Dresdner derivatives head steps down
Marc Michallet, the London-based head of the financial solutions group for Europe at Dresdner Kleinwort, has left the bank.
Credit crisis hits Citigroup harder than expected
US banking giant Citigroup has suffered worse losses from the recent credit crisis than predicted. Chief executive Charles Prince admitted the poor performance was "frankly surprising".
Merrill Lynch introduces biofuels indices
Investment bank Merrill Lynch has introduced two indices designed to offer investors exposure to the fast-growing biofuels market.
Record volumes for SSY / GlobalCoal screen
Shipbroker SSY has announced a record number of deals on its online freight derivatives trading platform, run in conjunction with coal trading services provider GlobalCoal.
Goldman Sachs invests in Nordic Windpower
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has made a “significant investment” in Nordic Windpower, a manufacturer of two-bladed utility-scale wind turbines.
BP restructures to “close performance gap”
Oil company BP has announced it will restructure its business as part of a global initiative to close a performance gap with its rivals.
Deutsche Bank appoints European co-heads for securitised products group
Deutsche Bank has appointed Marzio Keiling and Mark Graham as co-heads of its European securitised products group. Keiling and Graham will be based in London and report to Erik Falk and Frank Byrne, co-heads of the global securitised products group.
Dresdner Kleinwort strengthens equity and credit derivatives teams
Dresdner Kleinwort, the investment arm of Dresdner Bank, has added new London-based staff to its equity and credit derivatives business.
Market risk regulatory capital expected to rise
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Standard Chartered Bank appoints new global head of interest rate derivatives
Standard Chartered Bank has hired Nitin Gulabani as global head of interest rate derivatives for its wholesale banking business. Gulabani will be based in Singapore and report to Michael Bass, global head of rates and foreign exchange.
RBS expands Middle Eastern structured investor products business
RBS has appointed Nabil Kobeissi and Zineb Ayouch to its Middle Eastern structured investor products (SIP) business in London.