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Bank of Bermuda selects Reech FastVal for derivatives valuation
The Bank of Bermuda has selected Reech FastVal for its global fund services (GFS) division, which provides fund administration services to the alternative funds industry. Reech FastVal will be used to provide independent valuation or validation of the…
Icap extends use of Kalahari software
Inter-dealer broker Icap has extended its use of pricing software company Kalahari’s derivatives pricing system ‘Kace’ to its Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney offices.
Basel Committee releases interest rate risk document
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released another draft of the "Principles for the Management and Supervision of Interest Rate Risk" this morning.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia issues five series of Shield CLNs
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is issuing five series of credit-linked notes (CLNs), maturing on September 4, 2006 and referenced on a portfolio of 100 equally weighted investment-grade credits.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan licenses credit risk software from Kamakura
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Canada’s second largest pension fund, has licensed credit risk modelling software from Honolulu-based Kamakura.
Eurex and BOTCC finalise agreement on US exchange
European derivatives exchange Eurex has finalised the terms of a clearing agreement with the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation (BOTCC), opening the way for the launch of a new US exchange next year.
Omhex starts operations
Omhex, the company formed by the merger of Sweden's OM Technology and Finland’s Helsinki Exchanges (Hex), which operates the country’s derivatives exchange, started trading today.
Gain Capital takes $10 million investment from Tudor
Gain Capital, the foreign exchange trading platform aimed at middle-market traders, has secured a $10 million investment from Tudor Ventures, the venture capital and private equity arm of Tudor Investment.
SG appoints interest rate derivatives marketer
SG, the investment banking arm of French bank Société Générale, has appointed Arun Jagannathan from Merrill Lynch to sell interest rate derivatives and structured products to German and Austrian banks.
Reuters enters the op risk software market
NEW YORK - Reuters is the newest player in the op risk software field. The global information technology company is preparing to launch an as-yet-unnamed op risk software solution in the next two months, says Julian Fisher, head of operational risk at…
Dresdner appoints new global head of equity derivatives
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has appointed Chris Seery as its new global head of equity derivatives.
Citi, SG and DrKW to market make iBoxx; new index launched
Citigroup, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) and Société Générale will make markets in indexes provided by bond and credit default swap index company iBoxx. They join two existing providers, ABN Amro and Deutsche Bank, and should help improve…
d-cyphaTrade to launch electricity options on SFE
Sydney-based d-cyphaTrade plans to list electricity options on the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), with a first phase launch scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.
BTM expands use of forex pricing system in Japan
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM) has extended its use of financial software company Cognotec’s online foreign exchange trading system in Japan.
Tennessee’s valley of debt
Tennessee Valley Authority’s power plant financing arrangements should be measured as debt, says the US General Accounting Office, thereby putting further pressure on its politically sensitive and federally restricted debt levels. Paul Lyon reports
WRMA to campaign on data and against normalisation
Lynda Clemmons, president of the US Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA), is to sit on an American Meteorological Society (AMS) panel to address issues in the weather industry involving weather data and public-private partnerships.
Royal Bank of Canada reaches agreement over Enron case
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has reached a settlement agreement with Enron, the Enron creditors’ committee and Dutch firm Rabobank, resolving aspects of a share transaction known as ‘Cerberus’. The transaction also involved the use of total return…
Utilities cut spending on IT
Energy utilities have cut spending on IT by 13% so far this year, according to the initial results of a study by Connecticut-based consultancy the Meta Group.
Water faces rising costs
UK water utilities are expecting rising electricity and environmental costs as they and their regulator prepare for the next five-year price review. Maria Kielmas reports
People swaps
BOC’s Mortimer to join European energy users’ body Hugh Mortimer, commercial manager at UK industrial group BOC, has been invited to join the board of the International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers Europe (IFIEC). He will replace David…
Chicago Climate Exchange live in Octoberwith contract sale
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions market, will start trading on October 10, it said in August. CCX also said it has contracted Atlanta-based online commodities exchange IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) to design, provide…
Allegheny reduces trading exposure with contract sale
Maryland-based Allegheny Energy has reduced its exposure to energy trading by selling an energy supply contract to a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs for $405 million.
Hedge out on the highway
US haulage firms seem to be making little use of risk management tools to mitigate high fuel prices. But parcel carriers are taking the initiative, finds Kevin Foster