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Credit derivatives still leading OTC growth, says BIS
Credit derivatives continued to be the fastest-growing sector of the over-the-counter market this year, despite rising numbers of early terminations.
More staff changes at Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns has appointed Morad Mahlouji and David Austin as co-heads of fixed-income sales in Europe, based in London.
Two leaving Icap FX team
Two members of Icap's spot FX team are to leave. Garry Munday, head of spot FX in London, will be joining WestLB later this month, and Rene Simonsen, based in Copenhagen, will be joining Nordea in December.
Standard Chartered appoints head of client research
Standard Chartered has appointed Alex Barrett to the newly created role of head of client research across all global markets.
FSA’s Huertas hits out at CPDOs
Thomas Huertas, director of wholesale firms at the Financial Services Authority, has lashed out at the use of constant proportion debt obligations (CPDOs), a new breed of synthetic credit investments.
Risk USA: Panelists discuss best practices in the energy market
John D'Agostino, former founding partner and chief operating officer of MotherRock, a Houston-based hedge fund that closed in August, and currently chief executive of New York-based consultancy Dagger, emphasised the difficulties in determining the…
Risk USA: Hancock calls for a reappraisal of risk management
Peter Hancock, president of Integrated Finance, a New York-based hedge fund and consultancy, urged managers to rethink the way they view risk. The dialogue on risk drivers has been “hijacked” by those who either oversimplify the process or become bogged…
Pension funds should use mark-to-market accounting, says Rhode
Lars Rhode, chief executive of the $71.4 billion Danish state pension fund ATP, told delegates attending Risk USA’s derivatives and risk management conference in New York that pension funds must be seen as financial institutions and follow the same…
Deutsche Börse pulls out of Euronext bid
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse has abandoned its effort to acquire pan-European derivatives exchange Euronext, clearing the path for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Electronic trading resumes at CBOE
Electronic trading resumed on Monday on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), after a technical fault caused its electronic platform to shut down on Friday morning (November 10).
Oman implements historic change to pricing of crude oil
In an historic move which could have wide-ranging implications for crude oil trading in Asia, Oman has announced it will price its crude on the settlement price of trading at the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME).
Puth quits JP Morgan
David Puth, head of global currencies and commodities at JP Morgan, has quit the US investment bank. Senior executives at JP Morgan said they were "very surprised" by his departure.