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CSFB/Tremont launches sector invest indexes
Hedge fund index provider Credit Suisse First Boston Tremont Index has launched 10 new investable hedge fund indexes, collectively called the CSFB/Tremont sector invest indexes, in response to “widespread investor demand”, the company said in a statement.
JP Morgan Chase launches Asian currency index
JP Morgan Chase and market data vendor Bloomberg have teamed up to launch a tradable index of currencies from Asian emerging markets.
Commerzbank hires forex options trader
Commerzbank Securities in New York has hired Carmine Ricciardi as a senior foreign exchange options trader.
El Paso makes $198m from further asset sales
Houston-based energy company El Paso Corp has sold four more power plants to Northern Star Generation for $147 million, continuing its mass sell-off of assets. El Paso’s merchant energy subsidiary has also received a final instalment of $51 million on…
Pemex signs up to OpenLink’s Endur
Mexican state-owned petroleum company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has licensed OpenLink’s Endur energy trading and risk management system for its natural gas division.
Citi hires ABN Amro risk analytics director
Citigroup has hired Matt Daniel, a director of risk analytics at ABN Amro in New York.
Euronext.Liffe slashes prices for equity option trading
Euronext.Liffe, the European derivatives exchange, will cut its fees for trading equity options through its electronic trading platform, Liffe Connect, from November 1.
Baseline's Basel II solution completes development stage
Baseline Capital Limited has announced completion of the development stage of its Basel II data pool solution.
Deutsche reorganises credit unit after defections to JP Morgan
Deutsche Bank is to reorganise the management of its collateralised debt obligation (CDO) business for the second time in six months. The move comes a month after JP Morgan Chase poached a number of the German bank's senior staff, although a Deutsche…
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Primary dealers lose derivatives market-share, says BIS triennial survey
Trading in over-the-counter currency and interest rate derivatives has risen by 112% since 2001, but the market-share of reporting dealers has fallen, according to the latest survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
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