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Henderson recruits Griffiths as credit analyst
Henderson recruits Griffiths as credit analyst
Risk Australia Rankings 2010: Tough at the top
The eurozone debt crisis and still-nervy stocks haven’t been enough to depress Australian derivatives markets, and competition has intensified over the last 12 months. Last year’s top two banks retain their hold – but they have a host of other dealers…
Risk Australia Rankings 2009: The debt dividend
Following a major sell-off in the second half of last year, the antipodean financial markets are seeing significant inflows of foreign capital in 2009 due to the resilience of the Australian economy. Dealers are also profiting from derivatives activity…
UBS names Bahurel head of equity derivatives sales in Asia
UBS will add Julien Bahurel as head of equity derivative sales in Asia by the end of this year
UBS snares Siddiqi as head for fixed-income corporate coverage in Asia
UBS hires Siddiqi to head Asia-Pacific FICC corporate coverage group as part of an effort to build up its fixed-income operation in the region
UBS rebuilds equity derivatives unit in Asia
The Swiss bank has hired Julien Bahurel from Morgan Stanley, promoted Michel Lee and recruited Gilbert Langner from Timber Hill in a bid to rebuild its equity derivatives business in the Asia-Pacific region.
Asia Risk 15: Redefining relationships in private banking through risk management
Risk management tools and techniques have gained increasing power in Asia’s surging private wealth market during the past 15 years. Now some leading private bankers believe risk management is redefining the traditional banking relationship in the region…
Banks face suit from US fund over mis-sold subprime loans
Fifteen banks accused of mis-selling mortgage-backed securities
Changing Hats, August 2010
The movers and shakers in the op risk professions
UBS to appoint HKMA veteran Yam to its board
Joseph Yam was also named by sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp as an one of its international advisers early this month.
Morgan Stanley and UBS boost LLMA membership to 10
Life & Longevity Markets Association gains momentum
JP Morgan in global commodities staff cull
US investment bank JP Morgan has made cuts to accommodate the integration of the RBS Sempra commodities business.
UBS hires emerging markets head
Can Uran leaves Bank of America Merrill Lynch for senior role at UBS
Joshi joins Deutsche Bank as head of Emea Equities
After leaving Barclays Capital last Friday, Dixit Joshi, formerly head of equities for Emea and Asia-Pacific at the UK bank has joined Deutsche Bank in a similar role
Lee reappears at Deutsche Bank as head of GMIP and db-X, Asia
Chris Lee has taken over global market investment products and the db-x division in Asia for Deutsche Bank. Formerly head of the structured products group at UBS, Lee started at Deutsche in the last week of June.
Skandia offers the insurance route
Global savings and insurance heavyweight, Skandia, has been distributing structured products in Sweden since 2005 when it launched two products with Skandiabanken as issuer. Since then the Swedish branch has gone on to use various other intermediaries…
UBS reverse convertible index offers deposit-beating returns
UBS has created a reverse convertible index to offer German investors income which beats the return on bank deposits
UBS offers access to MLPs through fast-growing ETN market
UBS has launched a new exchange-traded note in the US, offering leveraged exposure to the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index.
Concerns grow on correlation of derivatives collateral
Sovereign debt crisis raises fears about correlation of derivative collateral denominated in domestic currencies
Chris Lee reappears at Deutsche Bank as head of GMIP and db-X, Asia
Deutsche Bank has hired Chris Lee as head of structured products for Asia, just a few months after he left a similar position at UBS