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Rising above it?
Merrill Lynch's decision to ditch its collateralised debt obligation portfolio in July has been spun as a brave attempt to draw a line under its structured credit losses. But how good is the deal, and does it represent a template for other firms…
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Basel II
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BBVA's chief risk officer, José Sevilla Alverez , talks to Rob Davies
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Fannie Mae announces management changes
Daily news headlines
Fannie flushes out CRO and CFO, but Mudd sticks
Fannie Mae has made several leadership changes aimed at improving capital management and reducing credit losses.
Ginnie Mae creates risk committee and appoints CRO
The US government-sponsored mortgage entity Ginnie Mae has established a risk committee and appointed Stephen Ledbetter as chief risk officer.
Braemar and Tullett Prebon form FFA broking team
UK-based shipping company Braemar Seascope and global inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon have initiated a joint-venture to concentrate on broking forward freight agreements (FFAs).
BGC names Aubin global head of listed products
Interdealer broker BGC has appointed Jean-Pierre Aubin as global head of listed products, based in New York.
BarCap appoints new FX structuring head for Americas
Barclays Capital has appointed Tim Davenport as managing director and head of FX structuring for the Americas. Davenport joins the bank from Bear Stearns, where he was head of structured derivative products for the past two years.
Citi continues equity derivatives reshuffle
Following the departure of Citi's global head of equity derivatives, Joe Elmlinger, two of the bank's regional heads have also left their posts.