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Ex-Lehman banker joins Standard Chartered
Christian Wait, former New York-based global head of credit sales at Lehman Brothers, has been appointed global head of capital markets at Standard Chartered, the emerging markets-focused bank listed in London and Hong Kong.
Fed discusses CDS clearing house options
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is today in discussions with interested parties over the establishment of a central clearing house for credit default swaps (CDSs).
David Peniket
David Peniket, president and COO of ICE Futures Europe, talks to Roderick Bruce about making bold decisions
Safe to come out?
As energy traders take stock after the unprecedented market turmoil of September, the Energy Risk team asks a range of key players what effects they expect the investment banking crisis to have on commodities trading and risk management
Turkey's political pipelines
Turkey's strategic position at the crossroads of East and West has put it at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war, with energy supply a key driver. Robert Amsterdam examines the energy policies being brought to bear in the region
ETRM evolution
As energy trading and risk management systems become increasingly sophisticated, Rana Basu of TradeCapture looks at what users need to consider as they progress from implementing and using the most basic to the most complex systems
"Several weeks" before first asset purchases, says Paulson
It will be several weeks before the US Treasury will make its first purchase under the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilisation Act (EESA), according to US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson.
Hypo Real Estate appoints new CEO
Axel Wieandt will take over from Georg Funke as chief executive of Hypo Real Estate Holding (HRE), Germany’s second-largest commercial property lender, on October 13.
Paulson picks GS alumnus to run bailout
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has picked Neel Kashkari, a fellow veteran of Goldman Sachs, to run the planned $700 billion financial bailout.
US agrees $700 billion bail-out
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