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Fixed income specialists quit JP Morgan for BoA
Bank of America has bolstered its European commercial paper (ECP) business in London with five senior hires, all from JP Morgan Chase.
Risk USA 2005: Hedge funds discuss current risk challenges
Hedge fund risk managers participating in a panel discussion at the Risk USA 2005 conference in Boston this morning said investors in hedge funds might be better protected by a larger population of fund chief risk officers (CRO), rather than increased…
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Hull and White to collaborate with SunGard
Two of the leading academics in derivatives and risk management research, John Hull and Alan White, are working with the Reech unit of US-based vendor, SunGard, to develop a new structured credit pricing suite.
Powernext to launch spot carbon contract in late June
French electricity exchange Powernext will launch its delayed CO 2 emissions spot market on June 24, barring any technical or administrative difficulties among market members.
FSA director Huey Evans quits to head hedge fund unit
Gay Huey Evans, currently the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) director of markets, is to leave the UK regulator to join hedge fund manager Tribeca Global Management, on September 1.
UK business paying £1bn/year too much for energy
UK businesses are failing to manage energy buying efficiently and as a result are exposed to volatile prices, losing up to £1 billion ($1.81 billion) a year, a new survey has found.
UBS expands energy group and starts trading oil in Canada
UBS Commodities Canada moved into larger Calgary offices in May to accommodate its expanding energy-trading team, including a shift into crude oil. The firm, part of investment bank UBS, has hired its first crude oil trader, its first options trader and…
Barclays hires Meli as head of US structured credit
Barclays Capital has hired Jeff Meli as director and head of US structured credit and quantitative strategy in New York .
Dresdner launches German carbon dioxide structured product
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has issued the first German retail structured product linked to the fledgling emissions trading market.
DrKW launches retail carbon product
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein has paved the way for private investors to gain exposure to the carbon emissions market with a new securitised product.
Spectron brokers first 'clean' spark spread
Energy broker Spectron has facilitated the UK’s first carbon-neutral, or 'clean', spark spread trade.
RBS hires head of high yield trading
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Brent Eastburg as head of high yield trading in its capital markets unit.
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