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JP Morgan wins Derivatives House of the Year award
JP Morgan has won Risk magazine’s Derivatives House of the Year award. The US bank was widely praised by end-users for continuing to provide liquidity during the turmoil of the third and fourth quarters last year, showing strength across all asset…
Q4 writedown estimates raised for Citi, Merrill and JP Morgan
Citi, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan could see writedowns totalling $33.6 billion relating to collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) over the fourth quarter, according to a report by Goldman Sachs on American firms, published on December 26.
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Derivatives House of the Year - JP Morgan
Risk Awards 2008
BClear extends into Russian and eastern European stocks
London-based derivatives exchange Liffe added various Russian and eastern European equities to its BClear platform on December 5. The platform provides exchange-like clearing to wholesale over-the-counter equity derivatives trades.
Zubrow named as JP Morgan risk chief
JP Morgan Chase has appointed Barry Zubrow as chief risk officer, replacing Don Wilson, who retired earlier this year.
JP Morgan appoints new chief risk officer
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CDO shakeout puts spotlight on managers
Unsettled structured credit markets are causing investors to become more scrupulous in their collateralised debt obligation (CDO) manager choices, according to market participants.
JP Morgan unveils new multi-commodity index
JP Morgan has launched a commodity curve index that references 33 commodities across various maturities.
JP Morgan takes Choukroun from BNP Paribas
David Choukroun has joined JP Morgan as managing director and global head of product development for flow and exotic derivatives within its equity derivatives group.
JP Morgan hires 50 for commodities teams
JP Morgan has announced 50 new hires for its commodities teams, focusing on energy and environmental products.
Master conduit trio joined by Wachovia
Wachovia has joined Bank of America, Citi and JP Morgan in a plan aimed at restoring calm to the troubled structured investment vehicle (SIV) sector.
SGAM seizes opportunity from subprime turmoil
Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) has become the latest fund manager to set up a strategy aimed at reaping the benefits of valuation discrepancies caused by the fallout from the US subprime mortgage market.
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What's happening at JP Morgan Chase?
Recently, many have come forward to ask me what is going on within JP Morgan Chase's risk management division. Over the past year, a number of people have left the operational risk team, both at the corporate and business unit levels. Risk executives in…
SocGen creates new regional e-commerce role
Société Générale has added to its fixed-income, currencies and commodities e-commerce team, hiring a new regional head.
Spike in equity volatility causes pain
A spike in equity volatility last month has caused anxiety among equity derivatives dealers, many of which were short volatility, and raised fears that a prolonged increase could generate hefty mark-to-market losses in equity derivatives trading books.
Liffe lists JP Morgan index future on Bclear
JP Morgan and London-based derivatives exchange Liffe are pairing to launch a bespoke index future on Liffe's Bclear platform on September 10.
Sebton leaves Isda for JP Morgan
Emmanuelle Sebton, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s head of risk management, has left to join JP Morgan.
JP Morgan designs emerging-market forex carry index
JP Morgan has created an index that seeks to exploit the carry trade in emerging-market currencies.
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Risk information: science or art?
Industry experts gathered for a roundtable discussion in New York at the end of May to debate the ways firms acquire and use information about risks. Moderated by Ellen Davis
Voldstad on the birth of DPCs
Connie Voldstad was head of JP Morgan's first dedicated swaps desk, established Merrill Lynch's AAA-rated derivatives product company, and was one of the six-strong team charged with winding down Long-Term Capital Management. His latest project is a new…