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Art of influence
Tom Wilson's work helped change the way the industry thinks about credit risk, alternative risk transfer and corporate risk culture. What now for ING Insurance's new head of risk management? By Navroz Patel
Building a capital plan
Banks are required under Basel II to have a process in place for assessing their overall capital adequacy in relation to their risk profile. Bernard Manson and Christopher Hall outline how to construct a capital plan to ensure minimum capital…
BlueBay names Khein as new COO
London-based BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Alex Khein as chief operating officer, a newly created position.
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Over the last several years, major financial institutions around the world have struggled with a number of questions that have arisen as a result of challenging regulatory directives. Included among these are:
Jefferies hires head of commodity derivatives
Mazin Mirza has joined Jefferies Financial Products (JFP) as global head of commodity derivatives.
Looking for clarity
The European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is set for implementation in April 2007. But there's plenty of confusion as to what the new regulations will entail – particularly with regards to 'best execution'. By Hann Ho
Under Scrutiny - Regulators focus on credit
Well-publicised risk issues and a recent growth spurt have brought credit markets firmly under the scrutiny of global regulators. Nikki Marmery investigates whether the attention will prove to be a boon for attracting more investment - or a barrier to…
Drayson joins BNP Paribas as head of securitisation
Tim Drayson has joined BNP Paribas in London as global head of securitisation, with the job of improving the bank's performance in the European structured credit markets.
European Islamic Investment Bank prepares for 2006 launch
European Islamic Investment Bank (EIIB), planned to be Britain's first halal bank, has named its senior management team as it prepares for launch next year.
Filling the ratings void
Unlike bond investors, structured products investors lack the benefit of industry-standard risk ratings. But with investors, IFAs and distributors all demanding change, Germany's investment banking industry, analytic firms and ratings agencies across…
Crisis Point
In the moments after the London bombings in July, the financial markets reacted quickly and learned some lessons along the way.
Lehman boosts structured product sales
Lehman Brothers has appointed Sophie Landry as executive director in its structured solutions group in London.
Fitch hires Matsui from Swiss Re
Fitch Ratings has hired Vincent Matsui, former co-head of global structured credit underwriting at Swiss Re in New York, as a managing director in its collateralised debt obligation (CDO) asset manager ratings group.
BNP Paribas adds to equity derivatives sales team
Gilles Staquet has joined BNP Paribas to cover equity derivatives arbitrage sales for Belgium and Luxembourg.
Barrie and Hibbert appoints senior risk management actuary
Edinburgh-based financial risk management consultants, Barrie and Hibbert, has appointed Colin Wilson as a senior consultant.
Major dealers issue joint letter to Fed on credit derivatives
The New York Federal Reserve meeting with 14 major dealers on September 15 appears to have succeeded in coercing the industry into taking more concerted action to tackle the mounting problems in credit derivatives confirmation backlogs. Following the…
Uncertainty remains over Basel II, says Schmidt-Bies
An element of uncertainty still exists about the full impact of Basel II in the US, according to Federal Reserve board member, Susan Schmidt-Bies.
BNP Paribas reinforces structured products team in Germany
BNP Paribas has made two new appointments to its German structured product team and one to its bond team in Frankfurt.
Barclays boosts inflation-linked business
Barclays Capital has reshuffled its inflation products teams around the world, as it faces up to strong competition in the sector.
Index fees: what you don't know could hurt you
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Europe's managers find joy in their own distress
distressed debt