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Fear of tail risk drives new derivative product
A new derivative product will allow buyers and sellers to take levered positions on equity and exchange-traded funds without worrying about tail risk, its designer says.
Greece guarantees deposits: Sarkozy proposes EU bail-out
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SEC extends short selling ban
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended its ban on the short selling of financial stocks to October 17, in order to give the US Congress time to vote through measures aimed at stabilising the financial markets.
UBS exits commodities
Investment bank UBS has announced today that it will end its trading operations in the commodity markets, except precious metals.
CDS spreads on Icelandic banks hit new highs
The injection on Monday of €600 million from the Icelandic government to acquire 75% of Glitnir Bank has done nothing to ease fears over the bank’s future. Glitnir’s five-year credit default swap (CDS) spreads are now the highest of any European bank,…
"Fear gauge" at record high in interbank lending market
The TED spread, which tracks the difference between three-month Libor and US Treasury bills, hit a new high today - 3.81%, the widest level since records began in 1984.
Bank of England extends eligible collateral for repo facility
The Bank of England (BoE) on Friday extended the range of collateral eligible for its weekly sterling three-month repo facility to include AAA-rated asset backed securities (ABSs) of corporate and consumer loans and highly rated asset-backed commercial…
Greece follows Ireland's lead in savings guarantees
Greek finance minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis said yesterday the Greek government would guarantee its citizens' savings, following the decision of the Irish government to do the same earlier this week.
Online banking fraud explodes in the UK
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Senate passes $700 billion Wall Street deal
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UK FSA recruiting credit risk head
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TSOs unite in step towards pan-European power market
The European Commission has given the go ahead for the creation of the Capacity Allocation Service Company for the Central West-European market (CASC-CWE) in a move towards a regional electricity market across five European countries.
Imarex takes majority stake in Bravo Futures
Freight broker Imarex has exercised an option to take a majority stake in Italian forward freight agreement (FFA) brokerage Bravo Futures. Bravo will now be known as Imarex Italia.
CDS spreads widen despite bailout approval
Credit default swaps (CDSs) on a number of major dealers widened yesterday in spite of the US Senate vote on a revised $700 billion financial rescue plan.
AHL names new head of quantitative credit strategies
Richard Martin has moved from Credit Suisse to become head of quantitative credit strategies at AHL, an investment division of Man Investments.
More jobs to go at Lehman Brothers
Following Lehman Brothers’ filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 15, the bank's failure has hit its employees hard, with further redundancies announced earlier this week.
Hope for markets as Senate rescues bailout
Financial stocks rose this morning in Europe after the US Senate passed an amended version of the planned $700 billion financial bailout bill.
Strain persists on interbank lending
Instability in the interbank lending markets continued today, despite the approval of the revised $700 billion bailout legislation by the US Senate.
Iosco group to turn spotlight on commodity markets
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the UK Financial Services Authority are to lead a new international regulators' group overseeing the commodity markets.
FSA amends sourcebook to include Mifid exemptions
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EU considers tougher capital rules for banks
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MSCI blends frontier and emerging markets
Index provider MSCI Barra has launched the MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index, and a more tradable proxy the Frontier Emerging Markets Apex Index. The indexes are designed to underlie structured products and other financial instruments such as ETFs.
Stoxx appoints Manrique as CEO
Index provider Stoxx has appointed Ricardo Manrique as chief executive officer. Manrique, who will be based in Zürich, will report to the Stoxx supervisory board, which is composed of one representative of each of the joint venture partners. The board…