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US SEC and Citigroup defend $75 million subprime settlement
US SEC and Citigroup defend $75 million subprime settlement
Citi Private Bank appoints new head for investment advisory in Asia
Roger Bacon will relocate to Hong Kong from London to head Citi Private Bank's managed investments unit
Russian / CIS exchanges to launch more derivatives contracts
Chiefs at Russia’s RTS Stock Exchange, the Ukrainian Exchange and Kazakhstan’s Regional Financial Centre (RFCA) reveal that they are looking into launching more exchange-traded funds (ETF), indexes and other derivatives contracts across commodities and…
Citi adds new head for Asian FX team
Citi continues Asian FX team expansion by relocating Perret-Green from Citi's Europe markets division to Asia to head FX strategy. Citi says its foreign exchange daily trading volumes exceed $15 billion a day in Asia.
Risk Australia Rankings 2010: Tough at the top
The eurozone debt crisis and still-nervy stocks haven’t been enough to depress Australian derivatives markets, and competition has intensified over the last 12 months. Last year’s top two banks retain their hold – but they have a host of other dealers…
Risk Australia Rankings 2009: The debt dividend
Following a major sell-off in the second half of last year, the antipodean financial markets are seeing significant inflows of foreign capital in 2009 due to the resilience of the Australian economy. Dealers are also profiting from derivatives activity…
Market snapshot
The sale of structured products in the US has increased by around 36% in June and July. In the UK, the market in the same two months was characterised by the continuing dominance of capital-at-risk products.
Citi names Asia-Pacifc head for wealth management investment products
Paul Hodes will relocated from Malaysia to Singapore to look after traditional managed investments in Asia for Citi's wealth management unit.
StormHarbour appoints new managing principal
Thierry Sciard, previously head of alternatives at Fortis Investments, joins StormHarbour.
Penny Cagan leaves Algo First for Citi
In a surprise move, First database founder Penny Cagan departs Algorithmics.
Asia Risk 15: Rodrigo Zorrilla, Citi
Citi’s global footprint has enabled it to benefit from the development of onshore, offshore and basis markets. The bank’s head of markets for Asia, Rodrigo Zorrilla, says Citi has also catered to client demand by supplying a steady stream of exotics…
Citi hires Margolis from Goldman Sachs
Latest hire in a series of senior appointments to the firm's FX business
Effective monitoring for energy trading behaviours of interest
The webinar discusses perspectives, ideas and actionable steps to help optimise firms' approaches to energy trade surveillance, assess and respond to new compliance demands driven by regulators or internal policies.
Global Custody Survey 2010
2010's Global Custody Survey paints a positive picture for market participants as assets under custody rise for the majority of respondents. Sophia Morrell reports.
Banks face suit from US fund over mis-sold subprime loans
Fifteen banks accused of mis-selling mortgage-backed securities
Trading positions – August 2010
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Turning points: Citigroup’s Richard Bowler
Richard Bowler, head of shipping and freight at Citigroup, talks to Katie Holliday about the highs and lows of working with freight derivatives and his recent move into the LNG market
Volatility, correlation and skew too
Surviving skew
Nomura boosts New York leveraged finance team
Normura Securities North America appoints Julie Persily and Steven Seltzer as co-heads of leveraged finance and Alexis Lasser as head of private capital markets, Americas.
Crédit Agricole boosts Asian fixed income team
Rowe departs Citi to head up Crédit Agricole’s Asian trading group.
Citi names new head of markets for South Asia
Pankaj Vaish joins Citi as head of markets for South Asia from Nomura.