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eSignal Europe vice-president defects to TT
Steve Stewart, vice-president and general manager of Interactive Data's eSignal division in Europe, has left the vendor to take up a new role at Chicago-based derivatives trading software vendor Trading Technologies in London.
Idiosyncratic risk poses greatest threat to credit derivatives market
Idiosyncratic risk poses a greater threat than a systematic widening in the credit markets during the next six months, according to John Tierney, head of credit derivatives research at Deutsche Bank.
Blame spreads over Mizuho trading error
The Tokyo Stock Exchange today admitted that a fault in its own systems led to the mistaken stock trade on December 8 that has so far cost Mizuho some $225 million.
CBOE names Tilly as vice-chairman
The Chicago Board of Exchange has re-appointed Edward Tilly as vice-chairman of the exchange for 2006.
BNP Paribas snaps up West LB trader for high yield expansion
BNP Paribas has appointed ex-West LB credit trader Alvaro Ballesteros as part of its drive to further its growth in the European high yield market.
CSFB launches longevity index
Credit Suisse First Boston released the first-ever longevity index today, which it hopes will enable standardised structuring and settlement of longevity risk transfer instruments such as swaps and structured notes.
RBC in global switch to Risque system
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) plans to run Sophis’ Risque cross-asset risk management software across its global capital markets businesses, as it seeks to minimise exposure to operational risk, RiskNews can reveal.
OpenLink, Triple Point sign more bank clients
Rival US-based energy trading software suppliers OpenLink and Triple Point Technology (TPT) both signed big new clients this year, increasing their dominance of the energy software market for the banking sector.
LSE rebuffs Macquarie approach
The London Stock Exchange today rejected a "derisory" takeover proposal from Macquarie Bank of Australia.
Isda introduces new definitions for FX and currency options
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Foreign Exchange Committee at the New York Federal Reserve have introduced an appendix to the 1998 definitions on FX and currency swaps this week. These changes are designed to standardise…
UK government backs effort to increase use of agriculture derivatives
The UK government has thrown its weight behind a Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) initiative to encourage UK farmers and the banking community alike to make better use of financial risk management techniques, if the industry is not to be hit hard by…
Basel II to encourage smaller banks to invest in risky assets
The new Basel II capital rules will encourage smaller banks to invest in riskier assets, according Peter Plaut, a managing director in fixed income research at Bank of America in New York.
Making progress
The recovery in Japan’s banking sector means that country’s banks are closer to meeting the minimum capital adequacy requirements of Basel II than was anticipated even 12 months ago. However, challenges remain, particularly with regards to data. By John…
Ex-Reuters executive Byrne joins Calypso
Ken Byrne, former executive vice-president of Reuters in North America, has joined credit derivatives trading software vendor Calypso Technology.
CSFB buys more German NPLs
CSFB has bought a €300 million loan portfolio from the German mortgage bank Deutsche Genossenschafts-Hypothekenbank (DG HYP).
Renaissance lures Becker from ABN Amro
Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital has snared Pier Becker from ABN Amro in Moscow.
NYSE members approve merger
Members at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) have voted in favour of the merger with Chicago-based Archipelago today. About 95% of the 1,366 members voted, resulting in a 90% approval rate.
Iafe names Boyle as financial engineer of the year
The International Association of Financial Engineers (Iafe) has selected Phelim Boyle as its financial engineer of the year. Boyle, scientific director of the Institute for Quantitative Finance and Insurance at the University of Waterloo, is credited…
GlobalCoal set to take Icap to court
GlobalCoal plans to take UK interdealer broker Icap to court over a product-licensing dispute related to its Australian coal derivatives index.
Exchange-traded derivatives up 23% in Q3
The exchange-traded futures and options market has continued its rapid expansion, growing by 23% year-on-year in the third quarter to a turnover of $357 trillion, according to the latest figures released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
McKenzie leaves CME to return to Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has hired Ray McKenzie, previously a director of foreign exchange products at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), as an executive director in its futures business in New York.
BNP Paribas bolsters US equity derivatives team
Greg Hurley has joined BNP Paribas' equity derivatives business in New York, where he will head the single-stock trading team. Hurley moves from Merrill Lynch, also in New York, where he was a director in the bank's global linked equity derivatives group.
New CDS for ABS document to spur demand, says S&P
Analysts are predicting that revisions to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's documentation templates for credit default swap (CDS) options referenced to asset-backed securities (ABS) could spark a several billion dollar fillip in…
Stainton quits Deutsche Bank for Citadel
Mark Stainton is to move from Deutsche Bank in London to the Chicago office of Citadel Investment Group to head Citadel's energy trading group, the hedge fund said.