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Debating RCSAs

Four of the industry's top op risk executives debated risk control self-assessments at a recent briefing in London, moderated by Ellen Davis and sponsored by software vendor Reveleus

Hidden dangers

Do op risk managers still care about the impact of reputational risk? Possibly not, reports Peter Madigan

Citigroup adds metals trader in Asia

US bank Citigroup has continued to expand its Asia-Pacific commodities team with the hire of Russell Wheeler, who joins the metals trading team in Singapore, with joint responsibility for risk management in Asia.

Sharia forex hedges take off

The market for sharia-compliant foreign exchange hedges continues to grow, with Citigroup structuring the first cross-border sharia-compliant cross-currency profit rate swap worth $230 million.

Nine banks to build Mifid utility

Nine global securities firms have gone public with plans to create a trade data and market data dissemination platform, to take advantage of the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) reforms.

Citigroup creates Asia-Pacific COO position

Shengman Zhang, vice-chairman of the global banking division of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) in New York, will start in October as chief operating officer for Asia-Pacific at CIB, a new position based in Hong Kong.

Citi rebuilds Asia commodities team

Citigroup has made several hires to its commodities team in Singapore. The US bank has been looking to build up the division since the departure to Merrill Lynch in April 2005 of commodities head Mark Long and most of his team.

Citigroup sets up inflation trading team

Citigroup has hired five senior bankers to form a European inflation products team. The team, which is within the European rates trading arm of the bank, will be headed by Sebastien Goldenberg, managing director and head of inflation trading.

Citigroup adds credit correlation specialist

Citigroup has hired Mickey Bhatia to head its global credit correlation trading business as it continues to bolster its global credit business with new appointees. Bhatia joins from Deutsche Bank, where he was head of flow credit correlation trading…

New forex sales chief for Citi

Citigroup has made Anu Jayanti global head of foreign exchange sales in New York. The move marks a promotion for Jayanti, who was previously global head of leveraged sales and regional head of forex for North America at the bank.

In the frame

Seven of the industry's top op risk executives debated framework implementation at a recent roundtable discussion in New York, moderated by Ellen Davis and sponsored by enterprise-wide risk solution firm FRS

BNP hires Citi forex options head

BNP Paribas has hired a number of foreign exchange employees from rivals Citigroup and Barclays Capital, as the French bank continues a drive to increase its presence in the US and Europe.

IIC launches euro iBoxx ABS index

Frankfurt-based International Index Company (IIC) has launched the iBoxx EUR ABS 50 index, which consists of the 50 largest and most liquid AAA-rated European floating rate asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Each…

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