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Buoyant structured products market in Nordics sees more banks listing in the region
The appeal for soft protection and ways to boost the upside remains strong in the Nordic region, with more banks issuing or listing products, including bull-and-bear certificates with a leverage of five for the first time in Sweden
People profile: John van Verre
Managing change
Sovereign risk manager of the year: Dutch State Treasury Agency
Risk awards 2012
LCH.Clearnet appoints new CEO of CDSClear
UK-based clearer appoints Markit's former fixed-income director as chief executive of CDS clearing service
Falling coverage ratios will hamper Dutch pension funds’ buy-out efforts, warns ABN Amro
ABN Amro predicts half of Dutch company pension funds will shift assets to insured schemes
NIBC appoints new chief risk officer
Dutch bank NIBC appoints Petra van Hoeken as chief risk officer
Structured Products Asia 2011: FX-linked products to grow in Hong Kong
Currency-linked structures likely to become more popular in Hong Kong with retail investors. But take-up of volatility products is still muted despite erratic markets due to concerns about complexity, panellists say
Daiwa Capital Markets appoints new head of secured financing
Christopher Owen joins investment banking arm of Daiwa Securities Group
Rabo gets ratings Serge
Rabo gets ratings Serge
Aviva announces new global aggregate portfolio head
Aviva announces new global aggregate portfolio head
Regulation to be ‘primary driver’ for reference data investment in 2011
Financial services firms say client data is a critical area for development, driven by US Office of Financial Research
RBS agrees to help publish report of FSA investigation
RBS agrees to help publish report of FSA investigation
EPC chairman 'shocked' at Brussels' 'competing' Sepa schemes
European Payments Council chair slams European Commission's willingness to allow operation of multiple, national Sepa schemes; says plan would thwart aims of Sepa
Crédit Agricole appoints high yield analyst
Crédit Agricole appoints high yield analyst
Property derivatives fail to offer hedge options against price collapse
The development of a property derivatives market in Asia stalled during the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and has failed to regain any real momentum, presenting a gloomy outlook for the business. But some parties believe the introduction of retail…
US wrap: Eurostoxx 50 proves popular
The European benchmark index continues to feature in this month's issuance
ABN Amro settles $500 million for violations
Bank violated sanctions and failed to set up adequate AML programme
Ex-RBS banker faces industry ban
UK FSA considers lifetime ban for Johnny Cameron
IMC Asset Management names strategy chief
IMC recruits Rodrigo Araya as head of investment grade credit strategies, plus Oscar Jansen, Robert Manning and Henk Wiersma.
ABN Amro ups data quality initiative
Improving data quality is a risk management initiative driven by Basel II at ABN-Amro
New RBS task force to drive AMA standard
RBS creates a new body looking at driving efficiencies in op risk management and raising its function to AMA standards.