ABN Amro
Loan danger: CFTC sees systemic risk in margin financing
Combination with net margin posting at EU CCPs could leave clearing members on the hook
EU net margin rules are riskier than US regime, warns CFTC
Commission’s Bandman raises margin financing as emerging systemic risk to CCPs
Asian private bank clients switch to rate structures
Stock market falls steer clients away from traditional equity focus
ABN Amro cuts rates swaps from €24bn covered bond programme
High cost of downgrade triggers forces Dutch bank to use alternative hedge
Acer reappoints Pototschnig for three-year term
Other commodities moves at ABN Amro, Barclays, ICBC, Freepoint and CFTC
BNP Paribas promotes Gérardin to head CIB, replacing Papiasse
Gérardin replaces Papiasse, who stays, but focuses on "remediation plan"
BNP Paribas and BinckBank go to court over turbo charges
Ruling of Dutch court on use of brand name expected on September 9
Shanghai looks to create freight derivative markets
China makes regionally established commodity benchmarks a policy aim
Looking back: Nymex moves into ‘classy’ new headquarters
Improved pit visibility and technology in new exchange building
Banks tussle to join next generation of commodity dealers
Insurgents increase involvement as major global banks retreat
Upstart banks betting on expansion in commodities
Plans for increased involvement contrast with retreat of biggest firms
RBS portfolio sale to BNP Paribas awaits EC approval
BNP Paribas awaits competition clearance
AMA, RCSAs and dealing with Libor at Rabobank
Dutch bank Rabobank has shaken off its Libor label pretty quickly, leaving it to focus on its co-operative roots, the AMA and its RCSA roll-out. Anne Snel-Simmons, head of operational risk management at Rabobank, talks to OpRisk about the challenges of…
CFTC chair nominated as Chilton exits
Goldman's Shenouda and O'Hagan retire; BNP Paribas takes Flax; ABN Amro appoints global head of energy; Hederman joins DoE; JP Morgan lures origination head
BAML hires former Barclays oil head
ABN Amro undergoes shake-up; Marex Spectron sets up iron ore desks; Skylar adds power and gas trader; Barclays hires in commodities; CFTC appoints acting enforcement chief
CFTC cleans house at FCMs
CFTC has increased its scrutiny of futures brokers and their handling of customer funds since MF Global collapse
Australian CPDO judgment reveals S&P and ABN Amro's errors
An extraordinary Australian court judgement shines a light on the errors and deceit that led to the granting of a triple-A rating to ABN Amro’s Surf constant proportion debt obligation in 2006. Lukas Becker reports
"Deceptive and negligent": How the first CPDO got its AAA rating
An extraordinary Australian court judgement shines a light on the errors and deceit that led to the granting of an AAA rating to ABN Amro’s Surf constant proportion debt obligation in 2006. Lukas Becker reports
Dutch counsel confident of success as S&P faces new CPDO case
The fine handed out by an Australian court last year to ABN Amro and Standard & Poor’s was a rare success for post-crisis litigants in structured credit cases. The victors are hoping to repeat the trick in Europe – but what are their chances? Lukas…
ABN Amro and S&P could face European CPDO suit
European banks and pension funds are seeking redress over CPDO ratings, and claims against issuers of other structured credit products could follow
Demand for commodity-linked structured products ‘almost dead’
Panellists at the Structured Products Asia conference were downbeat over the prospects for commodity-linked structures
Bullish NRI investors drive search for higher yield
Non-residential Indian investors bullish on high-yield strategies and leverage plays in Hong Kong and Singapore as they seek alternatives that can enhance returns