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HSBC appoints investment banking and markets co-heads
HSBC last week announced the appointment of Stuart Gulliver as co-head of the corporate, investment banking and markets business (CIBM), responsible for foreign exchange, fixed income, syndicated loans, structured credit, precious metals, equities and…
Boston Equity fund aims for soft close target of £500m in assets
Amex plans additions with new experienced managers
Working in tandem
The insitutionalisation of the hedge fund industry has strengthened administrators' guiding principle ' to provide an honest interface between fund and investor
Band of brothers
Some companies are assessing the need to share pooled information to manage clients more effectively, but the idea is unlikely to be welcomed by hedge funds
Time to review your systems?
There is a wide choice of products now available specifically targeted at the hedge fund sector
From dawnay to dusk
The manager of Dawnay Day's Olympia Global Hedge fund has worked hard to keep the strategies similar to the Olympia Star fund
Across the channel
JPMF tries to meet continental demand for market portfolios with its latest fund offering
RBS expands Italian securitisation team
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Fulvio Pelargonio as director of securitisation, based in Milan.
AXA Investment Managers hires CDO head
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Laurent Gueunier as head of investment-grade collateralised debt obligations (CDOs).
Eurex boosts new US exchange plans with ex-Goldman Sachs hire
European derivatives exchange, Eurex, has hired Michael McErlean to join the the Swiss-German exchange's US management team in preparation for the launch of a registered US exchange.
ABN Amro creates financial markets advisory team in Australia
ABN Amro has created a new financial markets advisory team, aimed at offering market risk and debt advisory services to financial institutions and corporates in Asia and Australia.
Buy side slow on FpMLtake-up
LONDON - One would be forgiven for thinking that Financial Products Mark-up Language (FpML) is another information exchange standard that has been superseded or has simply run out of steam, given the protocol's low media profile in the wake of the…
Derivatives disclosure calls mount
Warren Buffett's stinging critique of the derivatives business in March represents the latest call for more derivatives disclosure. But despite some notable moves in this direction, most financial institutions remain stubbornly opaque.
HKEx names new chief executive
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has named Paul Chow as its new chief executive, effective on May 1, replacing Kwong Ki Chi.
The data deluge
Instant messaging and e-mail are critical tools for traders. But the need to oversee and archive the huge volumes of data they create has become a serious operational risk issue for broker-dealers. Clive Davidson examines the ways firms are dealing with…
Profile: JP Morgan treasury services moves beyond measurement
"We've got to an environment were there are enough scorecards and metrics in place," says Angus Grandfield, head of operational risk for the treasury services division of JP Morgan Chase's Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.
Barclays Capital hires Lacour to head vol trading
Barclays Capital has hired Franck Lacour as global head of equity derivatives volatility trading.
Fractured consensus
The dispute between the US and many of its allies over Iraq has eroded US commitment to multilateralism and damaged the credibility of multilateral institutions. How will this affect Basel II?
Isda AGM: Two new directors elected to Isda board
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has elected two new directors to its board during its annual general meeting in Tokyo today.
Dresdner hires marketer for Korea market
German investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein has hired Charles Jo as director and marketer in its capital markets sales and marketing team.
