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China makes currency change
After months of increasingly fervent speculation on the future of the renminbi, the Chinese government yesterday shifted away from the currency’s peg to the US dollar.
Norton Rose hires Lovells derivatives partner
Norton Rose is moving to rebuild its structured finance and has hired Laurence Garside, formerly a partner in Lovells' derivatives practice.
JP Morgan bolsters derivatives marketing business
JP Morgan has hired four derivatives marketers for its streamlined derivatives marketing unit, including two managing directors from Deutsche Bank. They are the first significant appointments by the US investment bank since a steady stream of senior…
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BNP Paribas adds six to commodity business
BNP Paribas has hired six senior traders and managers for its commodity derivatives offices around the world.
BNP Paribas strengthens energy derivatives team
French bank BNP Paribas has strengthened its commodity derivatives team in New York, London and Singapore, particularly on the energy side.
Former Swiss Re weather experts launch hedge fund
Weather risk veterans Mark Tawney and Bill Windle, who left global reinsurer Swiss Re on July 7, are starting a hedge fund, named Takara, Energy Risk has learned. Weather trader Bill MacLauchlan departed Swiss Re at the same time, for personal reasons.
One billion oil securities to be traded in London
Oil Securities is preparing to issue up to a billion debt securities, based on Brent and West Texas Intermediate prices, on the London stock exchange next week.
Ex-Citigroup prime broker sets up capital introduction firm
Paul Radley, formerly European head of Citigroup’s prime brokerage capital introduction team, has gone independent, establishing his own capital introduction firm, Radley Capital Investments.
Markit to use ICB classification
Markit Group is to adopt the Dow Jones/FTSE Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) system for all its products, the group announced today.
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U.S. federal banking agencies recently announced results of the fourth in a series of quantitative impact studies (QIS-4) designed to simulate implementation of the Basel Accord and measure the resultant impact on U.S.financial institutions' capital…
Nymex, Icap to launch gas, crude oil daily settlement derivatives
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and inter-dealer broker Icap are to launch an electronic market in same-day over-the-counter (OTC) options on prompt-month settlement prices for crude oil and natural gas. Starting on Monday (July 18), the…
Bank of America hires credit and forex trading heads
Bank of America has hired three senior managers for its London-based global markets team, including new heads of European credit trading and global forex options correlation trading.
BarCap expands equity derivatives coverage
Barclays Capital has expanded its equity derivatives coverage with the hiring of Luca Agostini and Hermann Bader as directors in strategic equity derivatives.
Global Advisors names two managers for gas trading
New York commodity hedge fund Global Advisors has hired Adam Hoffman and Matthew Simsic as portfolio managers, aiming to increase its presence in the natural gas market.
SG boosts European rates sales
Société Générale has hired Jan de Bondt and Ian Morgan in rates sales as the bank looks to expand its European footprint in the rates business.
Nymex and Icap launch same-day OTC energy options
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and brokerage firm Icap are to launch an over-the-counter (OTC) market in same-day options on crude oil and natural gas on July 18.
Converse joins Banc of America
Floyd Converse has moved from Goldman Sachs to Banc of America Securities, where he will head the US rates structuring unit.
Five new Dow Jones-AIG indexes launched
Dow Jones Indexes and AIG Financial Products have released five new indexes and sub-indexes covering futures on commodities including agricultural products and energy.
RBS appoints insurance coverage head
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Gareth Braithwaite as global head of insurance for its financial institutions relationship management team.
Eurex to launch CDS index product
Eurex has licensed International Index Company's European iTraxx indexes in preparation for the launch of an exchange-traded contract based on the European credit default swap (CDS) index before the end of the year.
Belgian power exchange to launch early 2006
The Belgian day-ahead electricity market is due to start in early 2006 on the Belgian power exchange (Belpex) in a link-up with Dutch power exchange APX and French energy exchange Powernext. This is the first time three power exchanges will be linked…
CDO analyst files Sarbanes-Oxley complaint against Wachovia
Arturo Cifuentes, former managing director in structured products research at Wachovia Securities in New York, has filed a Sarbanes-Oxley complaint against his former firm.The complaint, filed 6 July with the US Occupational Safety and Health…
Isda backs Bear Stearns appeal against Enron
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Bond Markets Assocation (BMA) have backed Bear Stearns' latest attempt to keep hold of $25.9 million in payments on a stock forward agreement, in the face of Enron's attempt to recover it.