Commerzbank
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Confusion, then clarity
Commerzbank builds FX globally
Commerzbank has made key hires in sales and trading across Asia, Europe and the US as it strengthens its global FX business, the bank said on August 25.
Tocom relaxes market rules to ease foreign trade
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange has eased rules for foreign commodity brokers wanting to trade on its platform in a move that is expected to boost volumes, Katie Holliday reports
Lee reappears at Deutsche Bank as head of GMIP and db-X, Asia
Chris Lee has taken over global market investment products and the db-x division in Asia for Deutsche Bank. Formerly head of the structured products group at UBS, Lee started at Deutsche in the last week of June.
CDS spreads tighten across the eurozone for sovereigns, banks and non-financial companies
Tightening continues on eurozone CDS spreads in a sign of improving market confidence
European oil refineries profitability to drop off
European oil refineries have little chance of making profits for companies over the next two years, despite the sector’s first quarter burst of profitability, say industry analysts.
Commerzbank latest firm caught out by FSA for transaction reporting failures
Commerzbank has been fined £595,000 for failing to provide accurate and timely transaction reports
Bonuses fail to match expectations
Bonus speculation is now over as the banks pay out, with the exception of Royal Bank of Scotland, which will not pay bonuses until June.
Hedge funds will return to energy markets in H2
Energy hedge fund investors will return to the market in the second half of the year, as these investment managers see prices rise towards the end of 2010, say analysts.
Citadel hires derivatives portfolio manager
Thomas Vergnaud has joined Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel as a portfolio manager with responsibility for derivatives strategy.
CDSs on Chinese financials tighten on positive corporate results
The cost of credit protection on Chinese banks fell this morning as a series of positive results for Chinese corporates boosted the Shanghai Composite Index 2.78% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index 2.76% in overnight trading.
Exposure to eastern Europe hurts German bank CDSs
The cost of credit protection on many European banks has risen on concern over their exposure to deteriorating economic conditions in eastern Europe.
Dahinden, Mazzocchi, Silvotti leave RBS
Three senior structured credit bankers have left Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in London, not long after two of them joined the firm from Dresdner Kleinwort.
Dresdner derivatives head steps down
Marc Michallet, the London-based head of the financial solutions group for Europe at Dresdner Kleinwort, has left the bank.
Dresdner Kleinwort strengthens equity and credit derivatives teams
Dresdner Kleinwort, the investment arm of Dresdner Bank, has added new London-based staff to its equity and credit derivatives business.
Dresdner makes hires in rates flow trading
Dresdner Kleinwort has added a number of staff in rates flow trading, including a new head of interest rates flow trading.