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SG expands structured credit team with Morgan Stanley hire
Tony Venutolo has joined Société Générale as an executive director of the investment bank’s structured credit product group in London. He will take charge of co-ordinating marketing and product development within the structuring team.
Paper on scenario analysis to maintain AMA under Basel II published
Written by Patrick McConnell and Martin Davies, a new report suggests using scenario analysis to support a firm’s advanced measurement approach (AMA). The paper proposes a structured approach to scenario analysis for Basel II, based on concepts proven in…
Half of European insurers have implemented formal Solvency II programmes
The majority of European insurers believe that Solvency II will improve their companies' risk and capital management functions, and half have enacted formal programs to address the proposed European Union (EU) directive, according to results of a survey…
Goldman’s Amarger joins Deutsche asset management division
DWS Scudder, the US retail brand name for Deutsche Bank’s asset management division DeAM, has appointed Regis Amarger as chairman and head of the Americas investment risk oversight committee for equity and fixed-income strategies in New York.
Equity and bond trade bodies reunite after 30-year split
SIA and BMA announce plans to merge, creating a pan-industry 'heavy hitter'
GoldenTree refunds investors in $750m high-yield CDO
Fund manager blames changing CDO market for decision to redeem liabilities
US corporate bonds register increase in foreign demand
The February figures represent the first rise in non-US holdings in three months
Strike threat sours GM sale optimism
Trouble at Delphi overshadows news of GMAC's planned sale to Cerberus
Structured credit blossoms in Q1
Collateralised loan obligation volumes are up by 120% year-on-year
Credit Suisse sets up Korean asset management group
The deal is a link-up between the Swiss financial giant and Korean bank Woori
Polaris launches Taiwan CBO
The $375m equivalent deal consists of seven types of trust certificate
NAIC ruling stalls US hybrids market
Insurance industry regulator classifies Lehman Brothers hybrid as common equity