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DME announces launch date
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the Middle East’s first energy futures exchange, has announced that it will officially launch on 1 May.
US property slowdown could increase risk for CDOs
Decelerating house price inflation and competition among commercial mortgage lenders could hurt US structured credit products, according to a Dresdner Kleinwort report.
Pension funds at risk from currency fluctuations
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of New York-based State Street Corporation, has warned UK institutional investors they are overexposed to carry trades and to currency-fluctuation risk in their portfolios.
BGC admits "material weakness" in reporting ahead of IPO
Interdealer broker BGC has admitted a "material weakness" in its internal accounting, which it says could put it in breach of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act after it lists its shares later this year.
CME to launch first exchange-traded credit derivatives
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is to begin trading credit index event contracts, the first exchange-traded credit derivatives contracts, by June this year.
Risk amplifiers will endanger credit market, report warns
High levels of speculation, leverage and securitisation mean the credit market is riskier than it appears, according to research published this month by the UK independent financial research company Clear Capital.
Bear Stearns to repay millions to collapsed hedge fund
New York-based bank Bear Stearns has been ordered to repay at least $125.1 million to the collapsed Manhattan Investment hedge fund, for failing to report alleged fraud that could have cost investors up to $400 million.
Leaders reach carbon agreement
Delegates at the G8+5 Climate Change Dialogue forum in Washington have agreed in principle to the setting up of a global cap-and-trade market for carbon emissions, similar to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Czech commodity exchange powers up
The Prague Stock Exchange (PSE), with the support of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, is in the process of establishing a new energy commodity exchange, Energetická Burza. The new exchange will rely on the PSE’s established trading systems, and…
Dougan chosen to replace group chief at Credit Suisse
Brady Dougan, chief executive of Credit Suisse’s investment banking division, has been appointed successor to Oswald Grübel as the group’s chief executive. Grübel plans to retire at Credit Suisse’s annual general meeting on May 4.
CBOE files for demutualisation on way to IPO
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has filed for demutualisation and restructuring as it heads for an initial public offering (IPO). The exchange'smembers will receive stock but lose their trading rights as part of the process.
Deutsche hires new wealth management head in Asia
Deutsche Bank has reshuffled its wealth-management heads in Singapore, following the poaching of Ravi Raju from Citigroup’s wealth-management arm.
Moody’s: “unprecedented” interest in CDPCs
New York-based ratings agency Moody’s has said it is currently processing proposals for 24 rated credit derivatives product companies.
Nymex and Montreal form alliance
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is to form a “strategic alliance” with the Montreal Exchange (MX), Canada’s largest financial derivatives exchange.
Nymex to list catastrophe risk futures contracts
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has announced that it will list three new financially settled catastrophe risk (CAT risk) index futures contracts.