Citi
Citi’s Gerspach: $12.7 billion accounting switch was legit
Switch of assets to trading book and subsequent sales meant to limit Basel III capital impact, says Citi's CFO
Lawyer warns of securities fraud lawsuits over foreclosure crisis
Bank of America faces lawsuit over charges of witholding information on failings, and others could follow
Citi names new emerging market equities heads in Hong Kong
Citi has named Richard Heyes as head of Pan-Asia equities and promoted Adrian Faure to head global emerging markets equities
Kurtzman joins Citi to head US equity derivatives trading
Ex-Citadel manager heads to new post in New York
Over a third of $1 billion-plus hedge funds not yet registered with SEC
Hedge funds in the US have until July 21 to register with the SEC but Citigroup says over a third of the larger funds have not yet done so.
People
On the move
CFTC urged to raise bar for CCP stress tests
Market participants say CFTC proposals should be more detailed, more prescriptive
'Media misinformation' is harming US structured products industry
A torrent of misinformation printed by the media and calls from plaintiff law firms for investors to bring claims is damaging the industry, according to structured product bankers and lawyers
Citi names McCullough as head of capital advisory in Asia
The US bank has hired Brian McCullough to bolster its Asia capital and liquidity optimisation client services, at a time when regulators are demanding more liquid assets while reducing their fungibility across borders
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2011
Change and continuity
Asia's wealthy maintain high concentration risk tolerance
Families in focus
Leading private banks target family offices in Asia
Family fortunes
Industry in flux as electronic trading and risk control comes to the fore
Creative destruction
Islamic structured products gain credibility in Asia
Sharia surety
Business continuity relies on adaptabilty amid civil unrest
Ready for anything
Walia joins DTCC as equity risk head
Citi Americas investment risk head moves to New York clearer
Citi names electronic execution head
Reyes Miras moves from JP Morgan as Citi grows listed-product business
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Nordic market boosted by NDX and Citi debuts
Sweden and Finland see new entrants to the warrants and certificates market.
Hedging strategies to exploit ‘currency war’
The spoils of war
Citi and HSBC launch family offices to tap high-end private banking in Asia
Citi and HSBC have newly established family office units in the region just weeks after similar moves by Credit Suisse and UBS.
Top 10 articles on Risk.net in 2010
A quick overview of the top ten articles across the whole of Risk.net in 2010 provides a roadmap of the year's main themes