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ETF round-up
ETF round-up
Macquarie moves into Canadian crude
Macquarie Group expands into Canadian crude market; hires ex-Trafigura Canada president to lead new business
El Al enhances risk management and hedging operations
Israel’s national airline tightens up on the way it hedges jet fuel risk and currency movements
Credit Suisse to launch leveraged merger arbitrage ETN
Credit Suisse to launch leveraged merger arbitrage ETN
Canadian investment managers worried by legacy systems
Omgeo report claims 70% of managers are fighting antiquated systems and processes
CDS spreads rise in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Middle East tensions continue while risk perceptions in the eurozone increase slightly
Op risk managers struggle to be heard
UK FSA says more training necessary to fill op risk gaps
FDIC shows hand on remuneration rules
FDIC shows hand on remuneration rules
European Parliament has neglected FX exemption question, says UK MEP
Kay Swinburne criticises colleagues in the European Parliament for failing to tackle the question of whether forex contracts need to be subjected to new clearing and reporting requirements
Truslow named to lead US bank lobby group
Don Truslow, Wachovia's former chief risk officer, will be executive director of the Financial Stability Industry Council
Citi names electronic execution head
Reyes Miras moves from JP Morgan as Citi grows listed-product business
SGX names DBS's Michael Syn as head of derivatives
Singapore Exchange has recruited Michael Syn as its first head of derivatives in a bid to bolster its trading business.
DBS risk chief fears Basel III liquidity rules still ‘not realistic’
Elbert Pattijn, chief risk officer at DBS in Singapore, believes modifications to Basel III liquidity rules made late last year may still fall short of industry requirements to meet the final regulatory definitions of high quality liquid assets.
Israel’s Fischer calls for international FX rules
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer calls on IMF to draw up set of international rules on foreign exchange intervention
Counterparty risk management at Asian asset managers found wanting
Institutional investors in Asia have some way to go to meet on-going regulatory requirements as set out by Dodd-Frank, the European Commission and other initiatives aimed at mitigating risks inherent with over-the-counter derivatives, a BNY Mellon survey…
Henry Hub futures activity surges
Volume in Nymex’s benchmark Henry Hub natural gas contract exceeds 500,000 contracts for first time
Eurozone CDS spreads decline in early 2011
Risk perceptions on eurozone sovereigns have eased since the turn of the year, but Middle East volatility continues
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Fed wants right to choose which non-banks pose systemic threat
Federal Reserve rule proposes that it will have discretion to determine whether non-bank financial firms come under Financial Stability Oversight Council’s watch on case-by-case basis
Omnibus II needed to meet Solvency II deadline
German insurer R+V says EC was "lucky" Omnibus II was available to add transitional measures into the impending insurance capital regime
Sovereign CDS markets unworried in early trading
Protests continued, but Middle East and north African government risk largely unchanged
UK structured products market grows 20% on back of increased risk appetite
UK structured products market grows 20% on back of increased risk appetite
New York Fed risk chief joins AIG
Brian Peters named insurer's enterprise risk head