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eSignal Europe vice-president defects to TT
Steve Stewart, vice-president and general manager of Interactive Data's eSignal division in Europe, has left the vendor to take up a new role at Chicago-based derivatives trading software vendor Trading Technologies in London.
CBOE names Tilly as vice-chairman
The Chicago Board of Exchange has re-appointed Edward Tilly as vice-chairman of the exchange for 2006.
BNP Paribas snaps up West LB trader for high yield expansion
BNP Paribas has appointed ex-West LB credit trader Alvaro Ballesteros as part of its drive to further its growth in the European high yield market.
Making progress
The recovery in Japan’s banking sector means that country’s banks are closer to meeting the minimum capital adequacy requirements of Basel II than was anticipated even 12 months ago. However, challenges remain, particularly with regards to data. By John…
Ex-Reuters executive Byrne joins Calypso
Ken Byrne, former executive vice-president of Reuters in North America, has joined credit derivatives trading software vendor Calypso Technology.
Renaissance lures Becker from ABN Amro
Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital has snared Pier Becker from ABN Amro in Moscow.
Iafe names Boyle as financial engineer of the year
The International Association of Financial Engineers (Iafe) has selected Phelim Boyle as its financial engineer of the year. Boyle, scientific director of the Institute for Quantitative Finance and Insurance at the University of Waterloo, is credited…
McKenzie leaves CME to return to Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has hired Ray McKenzie, previously a director of foreign exchange products at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), as an executive director in its futures business in New York.
BNP Paribas bolsters US equity derivatives team
Greg Hurley has joined BNP Paribas' equity derivatives business in New York, where he will head the single-stock trading team. Hurley moves from Merrill Lynch, also in New York, where he was a director in the bank's global linked equity derivatives group.
Stainton quits Deutsche Bank for Citadel
Mark Stainton is to move from Deutsche Bank in London to the Chicago office of Citadel Investment Group to head Citadel's energy trading group, the hedge fund said.
Calyon hires Quek to run Singapore office
Calyon has hired Winston Quek as its local capital markets manager in Singapore.
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Structured Products Europe 2005
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Prepay agreements - The ten-year pitch
Standard & Poor's recently passed the $1 billion mark in terms of natural gas prepayment deals it has rated since 2003. Joe Marsh looks at how these work and why municipal utilities might want to consider them
Industrial users - Taming the flame
Industrial users of natural gas in North America are investing in physical hedges while gradually returning to the financial markets