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Joint Forum hires new chairman

Gay Huey Evans, director of markets at the UK’s Financial Services Authority, has been chosen to take over the role of chairman of the Joint Forum, a group of experts set up to deal with issues common to the banking, securities and insurance sectors…

Lost in translation

Many credit market participants agree that a single European financial services market would be good for all concerned. But there is widespread doubt over whether the EU is the right architect for the project. Oliver Holtaway reports

Laying down the law

The debate surrounding the publication of market reform proposals by a group of leading bondholders – the so-called Group of 26 – is hotting up. Issuers have reacted negatively to what has in effect amounted to a series of ultimatums. Laurence Neville…

NAB CEO resigns after forex options scandal

National Australia Bank chief executive Frank Cicutto has resigned following a foreign exchange options trading scandal that has cost the bank A$360 million ($274.5 million). He has been replaced by John Stewart, executive director of NAB’s UK business…

BoA wins $17.85m weather derivatives lawsuit

Diamond State Insurance, a unit of Cayman Islands-domiciled United National Group (UNG), has agreed to pay Bank of America (BoA) $17.85 million to settle its claims over a series of weather derivatives policies written through the now defunct Customized…

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