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Fed probes catastrophic risks in bank physical commodity trading
The US Federal Reserve has moved to tighten the rules on physical commodity trading by banks, citing fears they might suffer huge losses as a result of an environmental disaster. How valid are such concerns and what steps is the Fed likely to take?…
Fed moves to rein in US banks’ physical commodity trading
Under pressure from politicians, the US Federal Reserve floats proposals to tighten rules on banks in physical commodities
Morgan Stanley's 2013 maturity structured products deliver healthy returns
Six Morgan Stanley retail products maturing in 2013 produced annualised returns of 11–14%, while the bank's worst-performing growth products came in flat to the market
Equity derivatives house of the year: Morgan Stanley
Equity derivatives house of the year: Morgan Stanley
Finra names Rufino head of member regulation
People: Finra names head of member regulation
RBS agrees to sell £175bn structured product portfolio to BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas wins bid to acquire the multi-billion-pound structured products portfolio put up for sale by Royal Bank of Scotland
Napier Park exploiting Volcker opportunities
Hedge fund Houdinis
E.on trading arm makes changes at the top
Fontaine leaves BNP Paribas; GDF Suez hires Standard Bank coal head; Trafigura opens Moscow office; LME names new CEO; Morgan Stanley hires oil trader
Morgan Stanley multi-asset note tracks blue-chip stocks with a FTSE 100 barrier
On the shoulders of giants
The furore over physical commodity trading
Despite the agitation over their role, there are valid reasons why banks are involved in physical commodities
Morgan Stanley loses retail structured products head
Copplestone exits Morgan Stanley
Banks’ physical commodity trading comes under scrutiny
Amid a review of a 2003 determination by the Federal Reserve, the involvement of US banks in physical commodities has come under fire from regulators, politicians and the media. Could they really be forced to exit physical trading? Alexander Osipovich…
Most ETNs are overpriced, study claims
Research claims to show that market prices of most ETNs do not accurately reflect their risks and that the notes should trade at greater discounts
Noble Group swipes E.on and JP Morgan heads
Morgan Stanley commodity marketing head leaves; APX names new chief executive; Citi expands European power and gas sales; Clean Energy hires senior energy trader; Barclays names head of US power and gas trading
Morgan Stanley global head of retail structured products Copplestone leaves the bank
Frank Copplestone, global head of retail structured products at Morgan Stanley in London, has parted company with the bank
OpRisk North America: Reputational risk impossible to quantify, conference hears
Defining reputational risk still a challenge for risk managers, panel says
Sommers to leave CFTC
Deutsche Bank appoints commodity co-heads; top analyst leaves Morgan Stanley; Icap Energy appoints in Singapore; Barclays loses energy research head; Huntington Bank launches hedging business
Morgan Stanley loses head of commodity research
New York-based head of commodity research departs for Canadian pension fund
Yen threatened by Japan insurers unwinding dollar/yen hedging positions
While foreign hedge funds have been driving down the value of the yen, now Japan insurers may strengthen the trend