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New CFTC commissioners confirmed
The US Senate last week approved Jill Sommers and Bart Chilton as commissioners in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Liffe hires business development heads
Liffe, the derivatives subsidiary of Euronext, has appointed two business development directors as a result of the merger between Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange.
Morgan Stanley IM hires Kos to head sovereign arm
Dino Kos has joined Morgan Stanley Investment Management Asia in Hong Kong as head of central banks and sovereign wealth funds.
UBS replaces global head of fixed income
Andre Esteves has been appointed global head of fixed income at UBS after the departure of predecessor Simon Bunce.
Fortis expands commodities teams with UBS hires
Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis is expanding its commodity risk group with the hire of a metals team from UBS.
Bear Stearns president quits
Warren Spector, co-president and co-chief operating officer of Bear Stearns, has become the latest and highest-ranking casualty of the failure of two of the bank's hedge funds.
IMF warns against Mifid delays
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Algorithmics highlights the most influential op risk events of the past 15 years
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LSE launches consultation on changes to its rulebook
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White House pushes for futures fees
The Bush administration has asked the US House of Representatives to approve a proposed transaction fee on futures and options contracts.
Diederich leaves Credit Suisse for hedge fund
Stephane Diederich will join hedge fund manager Brevan Howard on September 19, after 13 years at Credit Suisse, where he was managing director, head of equity derivatives product management.
Court of appeals rules in favor of Ice in Nymex litigation
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled in favour of IntercontinentalExchange in its long-running litigation with the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) over the right of market participants to use Nymex settlement prices.
Barcap increases commodities appetite
Investment bank Barclays Capital has sharply increased its appetite for risk-taking in the first half of 2007, with all the new risk being taken in the commodities segment, according to Barcap reports.
Australia revises Basel II standardised approaches
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CEIOPS anticipates Solvency II difficulties
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