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Reuters strengthens risk management team in Asia
Reuters has boosted its risk management staffing in the Far East with the appointment of John Palmiero as Hong Kong-based head of trade and risk management for Asia. It also released its latest version of Kondor+, a real-time risk and position-keeping…
ANZ makes four markets appointments
ANZ Investment Bank has announced a series of new additions to its markets team in Europe and New York. The appointments follow the hiring of Bill Wulkan as head of markets, Europe and America, in May last year.
New forex sales chief for Citi
Citigroup has made Anu Jayanti global head of foreign exchange sales in New York. The move marks a promotion for Jayanti, who was previously global head of leveraged sales and regional head of forex for North America at the bank.
Chairman of the Fed says Basel II needs to go to the next stages of implementation
Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, has emphasised the Fed’s support for Basel II, and urged that congress, bank regulators and the industry work together to progress to the next phase of implementation. Bernanke emphasised his belief that…
Growth of OTC contracts slows to 5%, say BIS
Rising commodity prices and a worldwide rally in equity prices during the second half of last year have dramatically increased the demand for over-the-counter derivatives protection in the sectors, according to the latest statistics released by the Bank…
Wellink named as new chairman of Basel committee
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink will succeed Jaime Caruana as chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Fitch positive on Asia-Pacific CDO issuances
Fitch Ratings expects issuances of collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) to increase this year in Asia-Pacific, including China, the rating agency said in its latest CDO quarterly report released in May.
FSA plans to maintain a level playing field under Pillar II
Rosemary Hilary, head of the risk review department at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK, outlined plans to maintain a level playing field under the principles-based approach to regulation of Basel II’s Pillar II.
Lloyds TSB appoints new global solutions head
Chris Mitchell has been appointed head of global financial institutions solutions at Lloyds TSB Financial Markets in London. He comes from AIG, where he was head of UK derivatives marketing, and has previously worked as head of UK derivatives marketing…
China Bohai Bank implements new risk management system
Tianjin-based China Bohai Bank, set up in February, implemented a new risk management system aimed at facilitating a higher degree of automation in its treasury operations.