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ABN Amro hires head of European CMBS
Dutch bank ABN Amro has appointed David Newby in a dual position as head of European commercial mortgage-backed securitisation (CMBS), and UK and Irish securitisation.
New head of European FX derivatives marketing for HSBC
HSBC has appointed Ferruccio Ferrara from Deutsche Bank as European head of FX derivatives marketing.
Job cuts at Nordea Securities to have minimal derivatives impact
Nordea's decision to slash nearly 20% of its Nordea Securities investment banking workforce should have only a limited impact on the Nordic bank’s derivatives business, it announced yesterday.
Practitioner analysis: Reaping the advantages of Basel II
David Stone of Zions Bancorporation describes how the US bank plans to underpin its enterprise-wide risk management by implementing the Basel II accord’s advanced approaches to measuring operational risk.
Oxley in talks with potential investors for Chess Capital
ex- watson wyatt consultant aims to launch by november
Thames River Capital unveils Japan and Turkey portfolios
rod birkett, martin taylor and volkan sari in manager roles
Risk equals opportunity
Even though the past year has been tough, many managers are starting to see returns on their sector bets.
Can fund databases be relied upon?
Hedge fund databases are in their infancy and this creates problems for users who are demanding up-to-date information.
Sweden strides towards a stricter hedge fund regulation regime
A government committee has been reviewing Swedish fund legislation and how the European Union's Ucits directives will be transported into Swedish law.
Booming Bermuda
Hedge funds can be set up with a relative ease in Bermuda ' it's just a matter of knowing where to start and getting to grips with the regulations
Reference published to aid new hedge fund managers
aima and goldman sachs produce alternatives reference manual
Pay for performance
As the hedge fund industry flourishes, the question of fair compensation packages for hedge fund managers is yet to be addressed
Gartmore opens in-house UK fund for investment
GROUP AIMS TO RAISE AN EXTRA $50M FOR UK SMALLER COMPANIES PORTFOLIO
Op risk loss exercise gets good response ahead of QIS 3
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - Global banking regulators said there was a good response from banks to the operational loss data collection exercise that the regulators launched in June to help them refine the op risk aspects of the Basel II bank accord aimed at…
WRMA adds to Asian presence
The Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA), the Washington DC-based trade association for the weather derivatives market, has added Hiroshi Matsui of Mizuho corporate bank to its board of directors, and named Hironori Kamezawa of The Bank of Tokyo…