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Rabobank enters Asian fund derivatives market
Rabobank has launched a four-strong Asian fund derivatives team in Hong Kong, aimed at providing Asian investors with structured fund products that are insulated against some of the risk of a sudden downturn.
Barclays partners with Chinese bank on commodities
UK bank Barclays and China Development Bank (CDB) have formed a commodities alliance with an initial focus on energy, metals and emissions. It will combine CDB’s market presence in China with Barclays' global commodities, risk management and banking know…
BNP hires equity flow and finance traders
BNP Paribas has added six people to its London equity and derivatives division.
Bear Stearns adds two to structured equity team
Shilpa Amin and Olivier Mathys have joined Bear Stearns's London-based European structured equity products team.
Rabobank loses head of market risk to ING
Rabobank’s global head of market risk, Mark van Balen, is joining Dutch rival bank ING.
BNP Paribas strengthens European fixed-income team
BNP Paribas has made three new appointments within the fixed-income team of its debt capital markets financial institutions group (DCM FIG).
Merrill writedowns throw light on risk management
Merrill Lynch has released a warning on its third-quarter results. The bank said its mark-to-market losses on its collateralised debt obligation (CDO) and leveraged finance operations would be up to 50 cents a share.
LCDX index tranches trade today
CDS IndexCo, a consortium of banks, and London-based data provider Markit have launched tranches on the LCDX North America index of loan credit default swaps (LCDSs).
CFTC: record levels of crime in energy markets
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Sepa is not a compliance exercise
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FSA confirms LSE reporting service is Mifid-compliant
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SGAM seizes opportunity from subprime turmoil
Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) has become the latest fund manager to set up a strategy aimed at reaping the benefits of valuation discrepancies caused by the fallout from the US subprime mortgage market.
SAS extends ERM software for insurers
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Berlin Börse takes over Equiduct
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Report criticises Basel II
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