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EDF Trading hires Jasvinder Badyal as senior derivatives trader
EDF Trading, the wholesale energy trading subsidiary of EDF, has appointed Jasvinder Badyal as a senior derivatives trader in its structured derivatives and pricing group.
TriOptima launches oil swap tear-up service
TriOptima, the Stockholm-based financial technology firm specialising in an over-the-counter swap 'tear-up' service, has extended its capabilities to oil swaps.
BNP strengthens commodity derivatives team
BNP Paribas, the French investment bank, has made several hires in its London-based commodity derivatives trading and marketing division.
EDF replaces head of trading division
Francis Hervé, chief executive of EDF Trading, the London-based trading arm of French electricity company EDF, was replaced by his former deputy director Michel Franconi on March 1.
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Rethinking European power
European energy firms are seeking to reposition their products and strategies in advance of European Union market deregulation. FAME Energy reports
Pension deficit concern sparks demand for default protection
Traders saw a marked increase in volumes for credit protection, following a credit watch alert by rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) on 12 major European corporations earlier today. S&P today warned that the companies, including Sainsbury’s, Rolls…
New dawn for loan portfolio management
The way institutions handle credit is changing. Charles Smithson compares the results of two surveys done in the past two years to discover how portfolio management has evolved.
Credit spreads widen as equity continues falling
Falling equities and the increased likelihood of conflict in Iraq continued to drive spreads wider in the credit derivatives market this week.
Credit Market Update: Buyers of protection pull back bids for European credits
Buyers of protection have pulled back their bids in the European credit default swap market this week, in response to positive market news and sentiment, coupled with greater stability on the equity markets.