Santander
Sovereign debt and LatAm-related hedging key for Spanish dealers
Winners of the Risk España dealer rankings explain how hedging related to sovereign debt issuance and Latin America will be key revenue sources in 2010.
Risk Espana rankings 2010
Changing of the guard
EU struggles with cross-border crisis rules
Senior regulatory figures speak out on future legislation at a Brussels conference
Bank of Spain denies Spanish banks are delaying losses by acquiring NPAs
The Bank of Spain defends Spanish banks' hands-on risk management of non-performing assets related to the property sector.
Basel implementation chief: no need for Basel III
Modifications being made to Basel II are sufficient to tackle the flaws in the framework and "we are certainly not going in the direction of Basel III", according to the chair of the standards implementation group of the Basel Committee on Banking…
Santander settles over Madoff
Losses & Lawsuits
Deal of the Month: Banco Santander
A report on the €1.5 billion issue from Banco Santander which reopened the Spanish covered bond market.
Optimal pays $235 million to Madoff trustee
Optimal Investment Services, the Switzerland-based asset management arm of Banco Santander, has agreed to pay $235 million to the trustee responsible for liquidating Bernard Madoff's investment management firm, Bernard Madoff Investment Securities (BMIS).
Santander offers 1.38 billion euros to Madoff investors
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UniCredit names head quant
Dong Qu has joined UniCredit in Milan as global head of quants.
Bradford & Bingley nationalised
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Domestic banks continue to dominate Spanish market
The Spanish derivatives market remains dominated by local banks, with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) topping Risk España's annual rankings for the third year running.
Equity rally prompts tightening of financial spreads
The upswing in equity prices in the second half of the week has prompted a contraction in credit default swap spreads for European banks and insurance companies. But German names, including HVB, were still trading at wider levels for subordinate…