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Fool's gold - How securitisation promised much ... but delivered little
The notion that securitisation as a technique is able to increase liquidity in the financial system by making marketable securities out of hitherto illiquid debt has been exposed as flawed, argues Anastasia Nesvetailova. It's not that financial…
New year, new hope for euro corporate bonds
Now that issuers have woken up to the unpalatable truth that wide spreads are here to stay - for the short term at least - a mini-rally in European bond issuance has ensued. Laurence Neville looks at how the corporate bond market is adjusting to its new…
Counting on the counterparty
High-profile banking failures have led to uncertainty over the ability of credit derivatives counterparties to honour their side of the trade. Contingent credit default swaps, or CCDS, are designed to mitigate this risk. But will plans for a central…
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SG strengthens LatAm team
Société Générale Corporate and Investing Banking (SGCIB) has strengthened its coverage of Latin America by appointing Thomas Jacquot as vice-president, equity derivatives, structured products, LatAm.
Madoff fraud puts focus on due diligence
Several market players that had conducted due diligence on his firm told Risk that it had raised danger signals as far back as the late 1990s.
BoA names regional leadership positions
Bank of America (BoA) has appointed the regional heads that will take charge once its purchase of Merrill Lynch is complete, which is expected to be in the first quarter of 2009.
Obama names next heads of SEC and CFTC
US president-elect Barack Obama has named the next leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following his call for "a 21st century regulatory framework to ensure a crisis like this can never…
SG names Wilson head of metals research
David Wilson has joined Société Générale as head of metals research.
Finra CEO to take over at SEC
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Citi rings the changes in structured products reorg
Citi has announced a host of changes to its structured products business, including the appointment of Jean-Luc Bernardi as Emea head of structuring. Bernardi has developed and led the Emea Equity Derivatives Structuring Team since 2006 and will be…
Citi rings the changes in structured products
Citi has announced a host of changes to its structured products business, including the appointment of Jean-Luc Bernardi as head of structuring for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA). Bernardi has developed and led the EMEA equity derivatives…
MF Global appoints new chief operating officer
Karel Harbour has been promoted to chief operating officer for New York-based derivatives broker MF Global.
UK government consults on regulation of Islamic finance
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CME Group hires Katz as interest rate products head
CME Group has appointed Marcus Katz as director of interest rate products.
Tucker appointed deputy governor of Bank of England
Paul Tucker will replace John Gieve as the Bank of England's deputy governor for financial stability, starting in March 2009.