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Deutsche Bank tops Risk interdealer rankings
Deutsche claims top spot for third year running, with JP Morgan a close second
Risk interdealer rankings 2011: Dealers
Dealers enjoyed a bright start to the year but endured a slow second quarter and a savage start to the third as political wrangling over European and US debt contributed to a surge in volatility and risk aversion. For the third year in a row, Deutsche…
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
JP Morgan's reverse convertible play on metals and mining
Multiple underlyings
Global Custody Survey 2011
Global Custody Survey 2011
NCUA sues Goldman Sachs for $491 million
Bank mis-sold mortgage-backed securities to credit unions, regulator says
RBS hires Hua for China role
Qing Cheng Hua joins RBS China from JP Morgan Chase
Wave of new regulation brings inconsistencies and loopholes
Divergent paths
Banks blame complexity for slipping tri-party reform targets
Reforms to $1.59 trillion tri-party repo market are set to miss industry deadlines, and could now spill into 2012
US funds seeing ‘increasing demand’ for pension risk management
Pension funds in the US are becoming increasingly aware of the need for pension risk management and pension risk transfers, as new pension regulations are implemented
European debt twilight zone claims Société Générale
Markets turn against French banks in general - and SG in particular - on a day short on solid news and long on rumours
US bank CDS spreads spike following US downgrade
Spreads on Bank of America spike following US debt downgrade and news of AIG lawsuit; other US names also widen
Risk Australia Rankings 2011: Internationally connected
High interest rates, a strong currency, and rapid increases in volatility amid turmoil in European and US debt markets have resulted in another challenging year for the derivatives dealers and brokers in Australia. During a period that saw foreign banks…
JP Morgan Securities charged with rigging municipal bonds
JPMS rigged at least 93 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 31 states, SEC says
Offshore CNY deliverable forwards in Hong Kong to outgrow NDFs
Rising offshore renminbi interbank rates in Hong Kong have made its deliverable forwards market the cheapest forum compared with NDFs and onshore forwards for corporates to hedge, bankers say
Foreign banks get temporary respite from China’s new ‘Volcker rule’
Foreign banks in China, particularly thinly capitalised branches that are not locally incorporated in the country, greeted a decision by China’s banking regulator to postpone rules aimed at limiting non-hedging business onshore with relief this month…
Single-stock underlyings dominate latest US issuance
Structured products linked to single stocks have taken hold in the latest issuance in the US market
Risk managers seek understanding of structured products investor trends
On the trail of commodities
Basel and Dodd-Frank create arbitrage potential, say analysts
Removal of credit ratings under Dodd-Frank will create arbitrage opportunities – and is already being exploited by some US banks, research claims
Best bank for euro bonds: JP Morgan
Best bank for euro bonds: JP Morgan
BMO gains stronghold in the US issuance with raft of reverse convertibles
Reverse convertibles are the product of choice in the latest issuance, Bank of Montreal has the lion's share.
Daiwa Capital Markets appoints new head of secured financing
Christopher Owen joins investment banking arm of Daiwa Securities Group
Nigel Khakoo to leave Citi
US bank's global head of G-10 options trading has been made redundant