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CFTC closes ‘London loophole’
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has moved to impose US position limits and hedge exemption requirements on US customers trading WTI crude oil on London-based ICE Futures Europe.
Derivatives Summit: UK shadow minister urges policy reforms
In his keynote address at the Risk Derivatives Summit held in London on June 24, Philip Hammond, Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, and shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said the time has come for a major rethink on monetary policy.
Derivatives Summit: Improve processing now, OECD market chief says
Despite ongoing market turmoil, the future for derivatives is bright. Or at least it will be if the industry’s risk management infrastructure is tightened up, said Hans Blommestein, head of the capital markets programme at the Organisation for Economic…
Derivatives Summit: Investors should heed lessons of crisis, summit told
Investors should heed the lessons of the credit crunch by changing the products they invest in, said senior BNP Paribas bankers speaking at Risk ’s 2008 Derivatives Summit in London.
CFTC closes ‘London loophole’
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has moved to impose US position limits and hedge exemption requirements on US customers trading West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil on the London-based Ice Futures Europe exchange.
Misra departs Deutsche Bank
Rajeev Misra, Deutsche Bank’s global head of credit and commodities, has left the firm to set up a special opportunities fund, in which the bank is planning to invest.
MF Global names COO for North America
Bernard Dan has joined interdealer broker MF Global as chief operating officer of the company’s North American business.
BarCap launches Sharia-compliant hedge fund platform
Barclays Capital has launched an investment platform, called Al Safi, which offers investors Sharia-compliant access to hedge funds.
Brown calls for oil market transparency; reveals investment plans
UK prime minister Gordon Brown has today called for increased transparency in the global oil markets, and revealed a series of international energy investment initiatives.
Risk management discussed at Senate Banking Committee hearing
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Former Bear hedge fund bankers charged
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Paulson pushes for more power to the Fed
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Warnings over SFO head reforms
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City warns FSA over its short seller disclosure regime
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Another ‘rogue trader’ in the city
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Bank of England now responsible for financial stability
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Business leaders make post-2012 carbon trading recommendations
A group of 91 chairmen and CEOs of major global businesses has presented recommendations for the post-2012 carbon reduction regime to replace the Kyoto Protocol.
SG CIB makes two hires for equity derivatives team
Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SG CIB) has hired two staff for its equity derivatives department.
Ivanov appointed Clearing Corp's chief risk officer
The Clearing Corporation (CCorp), Chicago-based provider of clearing services for global exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives, has appointed Stanislav Ivanov as chief risk officer.
Lehman Brothers expands Asia-Pacific corporate sales team
Lehman Brothers has made two senior appointments to its corporate sales team covering the Asia-Pacific region.
Aviva appoints Webber as group chief risk officer
Aviva, the London-based savings, investments and insurance group, has appointed Jim Webber as its group chief risk officer.