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Gazprom completes Rosneft merger, appoints head of new company
Sergei Bogdanchikov will retain his job as chief executive of Gazpromneft, the new company formed yesterday by the merger of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and state oil company Rosneft. He was previously head of Rosneft.
Iris names new chairman
Iris Financial, the trading and risk management software developer, has appointed David Ure as chairman of its board of directors.
Robust foreign exchange market suffers from a blip of low volatility
foreign exchange
Island shopping
jurisdictions
Client/server meets the hedge fund
andrew thompson
From Russia... with gloves on
Shareholder activism in Russia has historically been a distinctly dangerous pastime, but for investors in The Hermitage Fund and its manager William Browder, it has produced returns of 990% since 1996.
Keeping a handle on the client's money
With $280bn in private clients' assets, as at 30 June 2004, HSBC Private Bank has been using hedge funds for its customers since 1989. Simon Paul, head of private wealth management at the bank, answers questions about how and why HSBC Private Bank uses…
The objective advocate
business profile
Investing in Italy
Profile
Barclays Capital: Innovation, anticipation
Sponsored statement: Barclays Capital
Searching for freedom
Cover story
Learning to live with currency normality
Risk management
Hunt for returns brings product innovation
Structured finance
Meeting the challenge of Basel II head on
Banking sector
A long look at the short end
Maturities
Setting the stage for Solvency II
Insurance
Hedge funds solve the risk culture puzzle
As recent reverses amply demonstrate, risks beyond investment risk can cause even the most sophisticated hedge funds to take a battering. Navroz Patel finds out about leading managers' greatest fears, and how they are tackling thorny issues such as…
Energy swaps
Oil
Clear intentions
Oil
Debt market welcomes Europe-wide forum
fixed-income forum
Martin Fridson
opinion