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Credit Suisse names Fung to head its first family office hub in Singapore
Credit Suisse Private Banking has recruited Bernard Fung from Innotech Advisers to manage the bank's first family office hub in Singapore.
Daiwa appoints fixed income sales head
Daiwa appoints fixed income sales head
Former BarCap credit quant joins consultancy
Former BarCap credit quant joins consultancy
Nomura hires Singapore head of fixed income
Nomura hires Singapore head of fixed income
Crédit Agricole adds LatAm head of DCM origination
Crédit Agricole adds LatAm head of DCM origination
BlackRock names Japan head
BlackRock’s Japan head
HSBC makes senior appointments in Asia
HSBC makes senior appointments in Asia
RBC nabs BarCap’s Taor for public debt role
RBC nabs BarCap’s Taor for public debt role
Barclays Capital hires Asia banking chief
Barclays Capital hires Asia banking chief
Commerzbank adds Asia fixed income sales head
Commerzbank adds Asia fixed income sales head
Credit spreads edge inwards in hours before Irish budget
Sovereign and corporate CDS tighten as Irish government prepares to announce austerity measures.
Pain coming for senior bondholders, say Credit Institute panellists
Buy-side participants at the latest Credit Institute event acknowledged haircuts on senior unsecured debt are looking increasingly likely as regulators move to introduce new special resolution regimes.
MarkitServ updates novation process after two-month delay
Middleware provider MarkitServ now in line with industry standard - two months after initially planned and more than three months after rival Ice Link.
People: Philippe El-Asmar takes over Asian distribution at Barclays Capital
People: BarCap's El-Asmar takes over Asian distribution
Policy centralisation key to future of Eurozone, says Goldman’s O’Neill
Success or failure of the Eurozone hinges on Germany ‘laying down the law’, according to chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
TD makes play for commodities market
International launch of new precious metals trading business builds on previous efforts
Merkel enraged at vote to scrap US-EU Swift data deal: WikiLeak
Leaked wire from US embassy in Berlin says Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel was furious at German MEPs' decision to reject Swift data sharing deal with United States
FSA names risk and IB advisers
UK regulator recruits outside advisers on risk and investment bank oversight.
CDSs on euro peripherals widen over weekend
CDSs on Ireland, Portugal, Italy, Hungary and Spain increased over the weekend, while the cost of protection against Greek default fell.
Market for CoCos could take years to develop, say Credit Institute panellists
Regulators may be sold on the idea of banks issuing loss-absorbing contingent convertible securities, but panellists at the latest Credit Institute event questioned whether there is a natural investor base for these instruments.
SG to start secondary marketing for exchange-traded autocalls
Societe Generale is about to start the sale in secondary of three exchange-traded autocallables listed on the London Stock Exchange in November.
Sovereign CDS spreads continue to fall after volatile week
Tightening of peripheral CDS continues for third day after Trichet announcement
World Cup victory will trigger commodity infrastructure improvements in Russia, say analysts
The decision to host the 2018 World Cup in Russia will boost much-needed infrastructure investment and lower operational risk for the steel industry, say analysts