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Merrill Lynch dealmaker now CRO at Bank of America
Gregory Curl, the lead negotiator on Bank of America's troubled acquisition of Merrill Lynch, has been appointed chief risk officer at the Charlotte-based firm.
Bank of America ousts chief risk officer
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Cooke joins Barclays Wealth
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Data corruption fastest cause of disruption for businesses
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Keydata kicks out once more
Keydata, the UK structured products distributor, has launched two structured products designed to give exposure to the FTSE 100 index. The first, the five-year Annual Kick-out Plan Issue 2, will automatically redeem on its first anniversary paying out 9%…
Walker Crips launches first growth product
Walker Crips Structured Investments (WCSI) has launched its first growth product on the retail market. The Annual Growth Plan, a non-capital protected plan, provides exposure to the FTSE-100 index. The three-year kick-out plan offers a return of 10% a…
US Wrap: Out comes Barclays again, with plethora of reverse convertibles
Barclays Bank's set of product offerings bloomed as the issuance week in the US as the week drew to a close. The UK bank produced a sequence of reverse convertibles that concentrated mainly on energy stocks, although with many other sectors represented:…
Risk Europe : Walter sets out programme for Basel II changes
In his keynote address at the Risk Europe conference in Frankfurt on June 4, Stefan Walter, secretary-general of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, highlighted strengthening capital requirements and the need to look at risk at a systemic level…
Risk Europe : Regulators must address structural liquidity mismatches
Supervisors should develop standards that address structural liquidity mismatches between bank assets and liabilities, according to Jim Embersit, the deputy associate director in the US Federal Reserve Board's division of banking supervision and…
Risk Europe : Wave of capital legislation to hit Europe
The European Union Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) is set to spawn three sequels, plus several spin-offs, before the end of this year.
OTC Global Holdings pushes into agricultural products
Interdealer broker OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH) has announced the acquisition of two Chicago-based firms, Futures International and T&J Shuff Enterprises, specialising in agricultural futures and options contracts in corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean meal…
Renewables see more investment than fossil fuels in 2008
Renewable energy attracted $155 billion of investment compared with $110billion for fossil fuels in 2008, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released this week.
CME launches petroleum swaps and minute-marker energy contracts
CME Group today announced the launch of six financially settled petroleum swap futures contracts and six new minute-marker energy contracts, which will be available from mid-June.
Risk Europe : ECB board member warns central banks against over-reaching on risk
As the European Central Bank announced a new programme to purchase up to €60 billion of euro-denominated covered bonds, ECB board member Jose Gonzalez-Paramo said central banks should not be taking on credit risk, in a keynote address at the Risk Europe…
New chief risk officer for Barclays Wealth
Mark Cooke has been appointed global chief risk officer at Barclays Wealth, the wealth management arm of Barclays Bank.
New heads of global listed derivatives for Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has appointed Clark Hutchison and Bill Templer global co-heads of listed derivatives.
CDS spreads narrow on Australian banks
The cost of credit protection fell on Australian financials today, but remained steady on US and European banks.
SEC proposes pay disclosure beyond the board
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House of Lords criticises statistical models for op risk management
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US Wrap: RBC moots real estate rebound
Royal Bank of Canada has launched an accelerated growth note linking to the iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index. The bullish trade offers 300% participation in the index over only six months, up to a cap of 39%. It does not incorporate any downside…
NY Fed to push ahead with Talf for toxic MBS loans
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is to push ahead with plans to open up the Term Asset-backed Securities Loan Facility (Talf) to purchasers of toxic commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS).
CFTC targets dealers, leverage and counterparty risk
Gary Gensler, the new chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), outlined tighter restrictions on derivatives dealers and traders in testimony to the US Senate yesterday.
US climate legislation not vital for Copenhagen talks, says Obama advisor
An advisor to President Barack Obama and director of the New America Foundation's Climate Policy Program, Terry Tamminen, has said international progress on climate change does not depend on the US passing legislation first.
CFTC discusses detail of derivatives plan
Gary Gensler, the newly appointed chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), today explained how the Government's plan to regulate OTC derivatives should be implemented.