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Standard Chartered Bank appoints new global head of interest rate derivatives
Standard Chartered Bank has hired Nitin Gulabani as global head of interest rate derivatives for its wholesale banking business. Gulabani will be based in Singapore and report to Michael Bass, global head of rates and foreign exchange.
RBS expands Middle Eastern structured investor products business
RBS has appointed Nabil Kobeissi and Zineb Ayouch to its Middle Eastern structured investor products (SIP) business in London.
BNP Paribas appoints new head of ABS correlation trading
BNP Paribas has appointed Peter Nowell as head of asset-backed security (ABS) correlation trading within fixed income, as of October 17.
UK FSA approves Omgeo transaction reporting
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Banks buy into TradeWeb as shift to electronic broking continues
Nine major banks have invested a total of $180 million in Thomson TradeWeb, as part of a deal that will see the Connecticut-based online fixed-income and derivatives marketplace expand into new areas.
Basel Committee plans new default risk capital requirements
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Merrill writedowns throw light on risk management
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ABN Amro chairman Groenink to quit bank
Rijkman Groenink, chairman of the managing board of ABN Amro, has announced he will step down, after 33 years of employment at the bank.
EEX and Eurex to cooperate in CO2 trading
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that they are to offer a common platform for emissions trading.
CPDO ratings scorned at credit risk summit
Rating agencies have come under attack once again for assigning ratings to constant proportion debt obligations (CPDOs), during a panel discussion at Risk’s 2007 Credit Risk Summit Europe in London.
Rabobank enters Asian fund derivatives market
Rabobank has launched a four-strong Asian fund derivatives team in Hong Kong, aimed at providing Asian investors with structured fund products that are insulated against some of the risk of a sudden downturn.
Barclays partners with Chinese bank on commodities
UK bank Barclays and China Development Bank (CDB) have formed a commodities alliance with an initial focus on energy, metals and emissions. It will combine CDB’s market presence in China with Barclays' global commodities, risk management and banking know…
BNP hires equity flow and finance traders
BNP Paribas has added six people to its London equity and derivatives division.
Bear Stearns adds two to structured equity team
Shilpa Amin and Olivier Mathys have joined Bear Stearns's London-based European structured equity products team.
Rabobank loses head of market risk to ING
Rabobank’s global head of market risk, Mark van Balen, is joining Dutch rival bank ING.
BNP Paribas strengthens European fixed-income team
BNP Paribas has made three new appointments within the fixed-income team of its debt capital markets financial institutions group (DCM FIG).