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People: UBS beefs up US equity derivatives team
Americas EQD business gets new head and new head of sales; Higgins joins RBS as head of European fixed income; Nomura adds staff across Asia; four equity flow hires at SG CIB
People: Exodus of traders from Brevan Howard
Exodus of traders from Brevan Howard
Upfront on clearing
Sponsored forum: OTC derivatives clearing
OpRisk Asia: Business continuity more vital than ever, conference hears
Lean banks and financial institutions are more fragile in the face of disaster, warns Nomura business continuity head
OpRisk Europe: Banks rewarding restrained risk taking, conference hears
Heads of operational risk say banks aligning remuneration to risk objectives
China's red tape reduction could lead to wider CNY trade band
Chinese regulator Safe's efforts to simplify investment into the country seen as a further sign of renminbi liberalisation
Uridashi knockouts push Japan dividend futures to outperform Nikkei
Inverted yield curve provides rich pickings for investors
CVA proxying: Nomura's alternative to "flawed" EBA method
A cross-section for CVA
Index roundup: Nomura launches momentum index
Index roundup
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
ESRB narrows its macro-prudential tools
The European Systemic Risk Board is about to announce a slimmed-down list of potential macro-prudential tools, but who has the power to use them is still the subject of debate. By Michael Watt
Basel RWA review said to show banks 'many multiples' apart
Regulators are bracing for fresh criticism of bank capital modelling, say industry sources
Lack of clarity over clearing provides problems for Asia banks
The deadline set by the G-20 to clear all standardised OTC derivatives has passed but a lack of regulatory clarity over the shape of reform is hampering banks in the region
Index roundup
Index roundup
Nomura to reboot Korea ELWs with Hong Kong product launch
Korean retail investors will be able to access Kospi 200 warrants without the barriers to entry that exist in the Korean market
On the move
On the move
On the move
On the move
People: New roles for Amrolia and Rodgers in Deutsche reshuffle
Markets group at Deutsche gets new cross-asset electronic trading unit, led by Zar Amrolia; Knight Capital responds to rogue algo loss by naming new CRO; listed derivatives co-head leaves Morgan Stanley; Nomura loses Fares, names Downey sole head of…
On the move
On the move
People: Nomura hires Cottle as EMEA fixed income chief
Latest in series of fixed income moves at Nomura as Cottle joins to head up European fixed income; new Barclays chief executive is retail banker; UBS creates CRO job for Asia-Pacific investment banking; new fixed income and credit heads for the Americas…