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Buchanan appointed Ofgem chief executive UK energy regulator the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has appointed Alistair Buchanan as chief executive. Previously head of European utilities research at Dutch bank ABN Amro, Buchanan (pictured)…
Banks get set to prepare feisty responses to the US ANPR
NEW YORK - US banks are going to hit back hard at the country's regulatory agencies in their responses to the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR).
New fund taps computational trade models for forex trading
US-based online futures commission merchant FX Solutions is set to launch a managed currency fund next week based on newly developed computational trading models, senior officials told RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week .
Corporate Statement > Alliance & Leicester Choose WhiteLight
After an extensive review of vendor solutions, Alliance & Leicester, one of the UK's major financial services groups, has chosen WhiteLight, a SymphonyRPM company, to provide their Basel II Retail Credit Risk solution.
Deutsche reshuffles commodity business
Deutsche Bank has reshuffled its global commodity management structure to boost its derivatives business and deal with increased business flows.
Isda opens Washington office in lobbying push
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the New York-based trade association for the over-the-counter derivatives industry, is opening an office in Washington DC to increase its lobbying of the US government.
Isda opens Washington office in lobbying push
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, the New York-based trade association for the over-the-counter derivatives industry, is opening an office in Washington DC to increase its lobbying of the US government.
BNP Paribas hires flow credit trader in Japan
French bank BNP Paribas has hired Satoshi Yui as a credit derivatives flow trader in Japan.
SG hires credit derivatives marketers
French bank SG, the investment banking division of Société Générale, has hired Daniel Schlaichert from Crèdit Agricole Indosuez and Edgar Leibovici from Mizuho International to sell credit derivatives.
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US Congress Basel II bill is put on hold, for now
Washington DC – The bill written by the House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee, which was designed to take control of the Basel II negotiation process away from US regulators and hand it to Congress, has been shelved for now, say…
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