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Asia lukewarm on European banking asset sell-off
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Cat bonds set for boom year as new investors eye market
Despite a subdued level of activity in 2011, the cat bond market is expected to boom this year as new investors pile in and rates harden in the traditional reinsurance market. Thomas Whittaker reports on how the cat bond market is evolving
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iStoxx seeks to catch interest in global indexes
The banking division of Natixis is to create a series of structured products and funds based on Stoxx's index basket, which combines European, US and Japanese equity baskets
Industry supports risk-adjusted bonuses for risk managers, according to Risk.net poll
Sixty-five per cent of respondents support separate pay structure for risk managers
Christoph Michel joins Natixis as Asia CRO
Christoph Michel joins French investment bank Natixis as chief risk officer Asia Pacific from CLSA.
Isabelle Bourcier takes charge of ETF development at Ossiam
Isabelle Bourcier has joined asset management firm Ossiam in Paris as part of its plans to start listing exchange-traded funds in the second quarter of this year.
Video: Interview of Natixis's Asia-Pacific energy chief
Charles Maulino, head of global energy & commodities coverage, Asia-Pacific at Natixis, speaks exclusively with Lianna Brinded about the evolution of energy and commodities financing and hedging strategies
Video: Special Asia report on energy risk management
Lianna Brinded sends us a special report from Hong Kong and Singapore, after speaking to several leaders from the energy and commodities market about risk management
Evolving risks require new answers
The methods Asian energy and commodities companies use to finance and hedge projects have merged, says Natixis’s Asia-Pacific energy and commodities chief
Morgan Stanley is buyer of Natixis CDS portfolio
US bank believed to have purchased bulk of $8.6 billion credit derivatives portfolio.
Morgan Stanley is mystery buyer of Natixis CDS portfolio
Morgan Stanley is said to have acquired the bulk of an €8.6 billion portfolio of complex credit derivatives from Natixis last month.
Lawyers highlight grey areas in securitisation regulation
Securitisation regulation recently passed by the European Union could have problematic legal implications for originators and investors, according to lawyers.
BoE inflation report pushes CDSs on European financials wider
The cost of credit protection on European financials increased this morning following the release of the Bank of England's quarterly inflation report. The report conceded UK GDP growth had been slower than expected in the first quarter of 2009, and…
Natixis CEO to be replaced
Dominique Ferrero, the chief executive of French corporate and investment bank Natixis, will lose his job today as part of the bank's restructuring plans.
Natixis job cuts fail to impress
Announcing 40% job cuts in its complex capital markets business failed to improve the reputation of the French bank Natixis, which has seen its shares and financial strength rating fall today.
Natixis losses top €1 billion
Paris-based investment bank Natixis has announced a €1.1 billion writedown, as a result of the global credit crisis due to US subprime mortgages.
Natixis reports €407 million in crisis damage
Paris-based investment bank Natixis lost €407 million in the third quarter of the year, according to results released yesterday.
Goldie-Morrison named chief executive of Calyon Americas
Calyon has appointed Duncan Goldie-Morrison as chief executive of Calyon Americas.