Commerzbank
Commerzbank Twin Win notes fall victim to low barrier
The index fails to recover
Structured Products Espana: Grappling with regulation
The hunt for silver linings
Basel Committee considers use of credit ratings in LCR shake-up
The scrapping of the level 1 and level 2 distinction for liquid assets is also discussed as the committee reviews the liquidity coverage ratio
Basel 2.5 prompts flurry of asset sales and risk transfer deals
The profits of imbalance
Sectors and strategies gain market share as exchange-traded products thrive
The healthy exchange-traded products market is seeing increasing demand from investors for access to specific sectors, as well as for dynamic strategies that can adapt to prevailing market conditions
German CDS spreads level out after weak debt auction spooks markets
Cost of insuring against a German government default remains stable after yesterday’s lacklustre debt auction, but risk perceptions on German banks surge
Slow return for Libya oil seen after Gaddafi topple
The overthrow of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi may have sent oil prices falling in recent days, but a return to full oil production in Libya is not likely for some time to come due to on-going security issues, say analysts
Banks turn to dynamic algorithm-based structures to exploit interest rate cycles
Demand for fixed-income dynamic interest rate strategies that combine short-term algorithms and long-term positions on interest rate futures is slowly returning
UBS appoints Rainer Ruecker as head of public distribution trading
Rainer Ruecker has joined UBS to lead the bank's new public distribution trading team.
People: Citi shakes up structuring group
Citi shakes up structuring group
Meekins is first to take local lead at Daiwa
Keith Meekins is the first non-Japanese chief executive at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe
Equity should be included in LCR – Risk.net poll
Equity should be included in Basel III liquidity coverage ratio, say respondents
State Street launches 12 ETFs in Switzerland
State Street launches 12 ETFs in Switzerland
Bank of Korea wrong-foots market with rate hold; questions raised on anti-inflation stance and bank NPLs
The Bank of Korea held interest rates yesterday in a surprise move which caught fixed-income traders who had factored in a 25-basis point rise by surprise. The move questions Korea’s efforts to tackle inflation and raises concerns that the central bank…
Industry in flux as electronic trading and risk control comes to the fore
Creative destruction
Swedish market sees big spike in turnover
Turnover in Sweden hits new highs
Daiwa appoints fixed income sales head
Daiwa appoints fixed income sales head
Commerzbank adds Asia fixed income sales head
Commerzbank adds Asia fixed income sales head
Market maturity keeps German structured products on track
A mature performance
Certificates lift Nordic Growth Market trading activity to record highs
The Nordic Growth Market in Sweden has reported record high turnover in November for the fourth consecutive month.
Skandia unveils protected Shield fund
Skandia unveils protected Shield fund
On the move
On the move
Stabilisation funds could become big beasts in bonds
Stabilisation funds could become big beasts in bonds