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Morgan Stanley adds SG’s Mehrez to EQD team
Morgan Stanley has continued its recent spate of equity derivatives hires and appointed Selim Mehrez as global head of financial engineering.
Banks must keep non-execs 'up to speed' on risk, says consultancy
Protiviti head says the 'warp speed' of risk management means non-executive directors can struggle to keep up
Geneva Association: "stabilising" insurers should be better repesented in systemic risk supervision
Insurance think tank bemoans underrepresentation of the "firefighting" insurance sector in Financial Stability Board and confusion over its role in the financial crisis
Central banks move to bolster liquidity in Islamic paper
Eleven central banks and monetary authorities are teaming up with Islamic multilateral organisations in an effort to bolster supply of highly rated, short-term Islamic paper through an entity called the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp…
LLMA attempts to stimulate longevity market with pricing framework
Industry body seeks to create benchmark price level to expand market participation
Malaysia’s 'Islamic Mifid' dream faces reality check
Malaysia is driving efforts to standardise Islamic finance to enable the creation of cross-border markets for sharia-compliant products. But regulators and market participants in Islamic states say no agreement is likely in the near future.
BarCap recruits three senior high yield analysts
BarCap recruits three senior high yield analysts
New index makes volatility investing more tradable
New index makes volatility investing more tradable
Blockbuster bankruptcy highlights dangers to investors of obsolete business models
Blockbuster bankruptcy highlights dangers to investors of obsolete business models
Energy Risk Europe 2010
Energy Risk's 2010 annual Europe conference brought leading chief risk officers, quantitative analysts and regulators to London to discuss key risk management issues
Deutsche Bank launches matching service
Deutsche Bank has launched a clearing service that gives investors a real-time view of futures and options trades.
Dow Jones launches venture capital index
A new index measures changes in the market value of venture capital-financed companies in the US
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EC to grant temporary equivalence to risk-based regimes but US picture is unclear
EC to grant temporary equivalence to risk-based regimes but US picture is unclear
Jasper leaves Primus Guaranty
CFO succeeds founder of credit protection specialist
Inverted swap spreads see ATP outshoot liabilities by Dkr16.5 billion
Inverted swap spreads see ATP outshoot liabilities by Dkr16.5 billion
Stoxx launches Eurostoxx 50 volatility index
Stoxx launches Eurostoxx 50 volatility index
People: Delahaye steps up at BNP Paribas as Deudon takes on emerging markets role
People: BNP Paribas' Delahaye steps up
Foreign exchange house of the year
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Standard & Poor’s launches Covered Call Select Index
Standard & Poor’s launches covered call select index
FTSE Diversification index series as the 'way forward'
FTSE Diversification index series as the 'way forward'