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SGX AsiaClear sets sight on becoming Asia's CCP for rates and FX swaps
SGX president Muthukrishnan Ramaswami says the new interbank OTC clearing service for SGD and USD interest rate swaps will target Asian banks as a start, and soon global investment banks that trade with Asian counterparties. Asian local currencies non…
Goldman Sachs: end-users hedge oil prices now for 2011
Crude will be "the bottleneck in the system, rather than refining" says the investment bank
Experts doubt impact from environmental study on gas prices
The US EPA continues hydraulic fracturing investigation but experts predict negligible effect on near-term natural gas prices
Goldman Sachs hit by £17.5m reporting fine
Bank to pay UK regulator for failing to disclose SEC investigation
Axa loses structured finance chief to Goldman Sachs
Axa loses structured finance head to Goldmans
Property derivatives fail to offer hedge options against price collapse
The development of a property derivatives market in Asia stalled during the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and has failed to regain any real momentum, presenting a gloomy outlook for the business. But some parties believe the introduction of retail…
JP Morgan’s Asia commodities chief Dawe quits
Oral Dawe built up JP Morgan's commodities business into one of the largest platforms in Asia since joining the US bank from Goldman Sachs in 2008.
Dodd-Frank prop desk carve-out creates restructuring risks
Intellectual property and internal talent could get caught up in bank prop desk divorce
Bank results suffer after May volatility
Short volatility positions contribute to poor equity derivatives results
Citi hires Margolis from Goldman Sachs
Latest hire in a series of senior appointments to the firm's FX business
Goldman Sachs to pay $550 million to settle SEC lawsuit
US bank receives the largest fine the SEC has ever imposed on a financial entity
Trading positions – August 2010
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Dealer-led market may be disrupted by Dodd-Frank
Banks could lose margins and competitive edge as a result of derivatives reforms in Dodd-Frank Act
MF Global fuel oil brokers to move to Spectron
Several fuel oil swaps dealers at brokerage MF Global are reported to be moving to rivals Spectron
ECB insists stress tests are credible
ECB denies claims stress test scenarios were not severe enough
Goldman hit by short equity volatility position
Rumours of big losses in Goldman's equity derivatives business are borne out as second-quarter profits drop 83%.
Goldman's $550m payment is latest in a line of settlements
Goldman pays $550 million to settle charges of misleading customers on Abacus CDO
World Cup trades hit fever pitch
As the dust settles on the World Cup and those that bought televisions on the basis that their national football team would win the tournament wonder how to match their rash expenditure with reality, Richard Jory reviews the copious research supporting…
Asian demand spurs commodities boom
Asian demand for commodities continues to be insatiable. Alex Davis looks at how western investment banks are looking to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the growth