JP Morgan

Trac-x gains market maker support

BNP Paribas has signed up to make markets in the Trac-x Europe credit default swaps index initiative established by JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley. Other major dealers are also looking into offering market making services in Trac-x products, with…

Derivatives disclosure calls mount

Warren Buffett's stinging critique of the derivatives business in March represents the latest call for more derivatives disclosure. But despite some notable moves in this direction, most financial institutions remain stubbornly opaque.

JP Morgan names Standing’s replacement

Tom Hoppe, global chief operating officer (COO) of JP Morgan Chase’s credit and interest rate markets business, will replace Rob Standing as head of the division. Standing is leaving the bank to run the London Diversified Fund, a hedge fund.

Dhown joins Deutsche from JP Morgan Chase

Deutsche Bank has hired Raj Dhown, who previously sold structured interest rate and credit derivatives products at JP Morgan Chase, as head of UK, Scandinavia, Holland and Ireland fixed-income, cash and derivatives marketing.

Driving down fixed costs

Outsourcing could be the key to institutions keeping up with the cost of installing technologies able to cope with CLS, Basel II and STP, and could provide a vital comfort zone in future-proofing your IT.

Standing to leave JP Morgan

Rob Standing, London-based head of JP Morgan Chase's interest rates business, is to leave the firm to join London Diversified Fund, a $1 billion fixed-income hedge fund he set up while at Chase Manhattan in 1995.

Continuous-linked settlement: Extending to Asia

Continuous-linked settlement – the initiative designed to eliminate forex settlement risk – went live at the end of last year. But with only Australia and Japan represented in the first batch of currencies, what will CLS mean for Asia’s banks?

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