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Auditors more involved in risk management
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BNP Paribas further expands commodity derivatives team
BNP Paribas has made nine new appointments to its commodity derivatives team in London and New York. These hires follow that of Jose Cogolludo, global head of sales and marketing, commodity derivatives, who joined from JP Morgan last week.
Merrill Lynch launches temperature-linked certificate
Merrill Lynch has launched the first temperature-linked certificate for the Italian retail market.
SSGA expands London team
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, has made several appointments to its London portfolio management teams, reflecting the expansion of the company’s UK business.
Trade bodies release structured product principles
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S&P releases Pillar 3 guidance
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SGX AsiaClear adds to OTC BOM contract suite
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that SGX AsiaClear will offer the clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) balance-of-month (BOM) Dubai crude oil swap and kerosene swap contracts from August 2.
Euronext to launch volatility indexes
Euronext will launch its first three volatility indexes on September 3: the AEX Volatility Index, the BEL20 Volatility Index and the CAC40 Volatility Index.
Moody's looks to SIVs for stability
In a report released today, Moody's has described structured investment vehicles (SIV) as inherently stable in the face of spreading unrest in the US subprime mortgage market.
Barings: Subprime not to blame for increased LBO risk
Spread widening in corporate credit and leveraged debt has been wrongly attributed to the fallout from the US subprime mortgage market, according to Baring Asset Management.
Handjinicolaou to head Isda in EMEA
George Handjinicolaou has joined the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) as deputy chief executive responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
BNP Paribas launches global synthetic prime business
BNP Paribas has launched its global synthetic prime sales and trading group within its equities and derivatives business.
US regulators issue joint statement on AML requirements for the BSA
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RBS recruits Schroders Hong Kong structured products team
Stanley Ng has joined Royal Bank of Scotland as head of structured investor product development and marketing in Hong Kong.
Fedak resigns from Bear
After 14 years at Bear Stearns, Michael Fedak, global head of interest rate derivatives and municipal derivatives, has left the firm in order to take some time off from the business and spend more time with his family, according to a person familiar with…
CEIOPS publishes paper on risk management
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Compliance controls minimise data loss, study finds
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FX risk concerns highlighted by the BIS and FiREapps
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