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DrKW forms energy trading business
Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has formed a London-based energy trading business, headed by Neil Rothwell.
DrKW forms energy trading business
Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has formed a London-based energy trading business, headed by Neil Rothwell.
Former CFO of JP Morgan Investment Management joins Third Point
Jeffrey Trongone, formerly chief financial officer (CFO) and managing director of JP Morgan’s asset management business, has joined Third Point Management Company, a New York-based alternative investment firm with $1.3 billion in assets under management.
Behind closed doors
The method used by rating agencies to determine rating actions has often been portrayed as a shadowy and secretive process. Nancy Stroker tries to shed some light on the matter.
StanChart appoints new global head of rates and forex
Mike Bass, Standard Chartered’s head of interest rate derivatives, has been promoted to global head of rates and foreign exchange.
Collateralization: A safety net for investors?
The proliferation of credit derivatives has given rise to the widespread use of collateralization—posting collateral against the risk of default. But as Saskia Scholtes reports, this practice may be creating its own risks.
Collateralization: A safety net for investors?
The proliferation of credit derivatives has given rise to the widespread use of collateralization—posting collateral against the risk of default. But as Saskia Scholtes reports, this practice may be creating its own risks.
Le Pan takes on group allocation
Nicholas Le Pan, head of the Basel Committee's Accord Implementation Group, must sort out the challenging home-host issue. The success of Basel II depends on it.
Brown-Hruska to serve as CFTC acting chairman
Sharon Brown-Hruska has been appointed by US president George Bush to serve as acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Brown-Hruska was previously a CFTC commissioner and will take over the duties of outgoing chairman, James…
Gupta to co-head credit trading at RBS
Sanjeev Gupta, formerly a managing director for credit derivatives at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), has come out of retirement to help spearhead the build-up of Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) integrated credit business in the US.
EU CAD beta lowered – but only for some
UK and European op risk executives were shocked when a EU Commission official revealed that although the beta for the trading and sales business line would be lowered to 15% from 18% in the EU's Capital Adequacy Directive, this benefit would only be…
Schachter quits Sac for BAM
Barry Schachter, a prominent name in the financial engineering industry, has left his role as head of risk management at $4 billion hedge fund Sac Capital Advisors to join rival Balyasny Asset Management (BAM).
SG appoints head of European cash CDOs
French investment bank SG, which is part of Société Générale, has appointed Teimuraz Barbakadze from Merrill Lynch as its head of European cash collateralised debt obligations (CDOs).
Who Wants To Be a Compliance Officer?
High-profile scandals, hunting terrorist cash, and new regulations have made the role of compliance officer more demanding and less rewarding.
VAR: ready to explode?
The SEC plans to force US securities firms to tighten up their value-at-risk reporting. Its decision comes as VAR at the world’s leading financial services firms soared an average 25.8% last year. Who are the biggest risk-takers, and are risk managers…