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GLG poaches Morgan Stanley's European strategy co-head
Ben Funnell has quit his position as co-head of European strategy in London to join GLG Partners as a fund manager. He will work on mixed-asset fund strategies alongside Noam Gottesman, a partner of the London-based hedge fund.
Temasek buys £2.3bn stake in Standard Chartered
Singaporean investment company Temasek Holdings has bought an 11.55% stake in Standard Chartered from the Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat estate for around £2.3 billion. The move makes it the largest single shareholder in the London-based bank.
Langley quits Merrill Lynch to co-head corporate risk at BarCap
Barclays Capital has hired John Langley to join its London office in June as co-head of European corporate risk advisory. Langley is leaving Merrill Lynch, where he has worked for 11 years, most recently as head of the bank’s risk advisory group and co…
Deutsche Bank names managing director for sharia subsidiary
Deutsche Bank has appointed Humayon Dar as managing director of its global sharia advisory service, Dar Al Istithmar (DI). He will run the unit's London office, taking over from the previous managing director Stefan Kirsch, who moves to Deutsche Bank’s…
DIFX names Larsson as chief executive
The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has named Per Larsson as its next chief executive. He will take over later this year.
ASX bids A$2.3 billion for SFE
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has bid A$2.3 billion ($1.6 billion) for SFE Corporation, which runs the Sydney Futures Exchange.
S&P to adopt Case-Shiller housing indexes for CME derivatives
Standards & Poor’s (S&P) plans to offer housing indexes, which will provide the basis for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) new breed of property derivatives.
UK’s FSA to probe retail access to hedge funds
The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to consult next year on widening the range of funds that can be marketed to retail investors, which should include new authorised funds of hedge funds.
HSBC promotes Brown to head of FX
HSBC has promoted Andrew Brown to global head of foreign exchange, a new position.
American Stock Exchange demutualises
The American Stock Exchange (Amex) is going to go public. Neal Wolkoff, the exchange’s chairman and chief executive, said: “We have been carefully examining the structure of the exchange for months. The board’s approval to take the initial step to…
BNP Paribas' Steinberg to head equity derivatives for the Americas
Todd Steinberg, previously deputy head of equity derivatives, Americas, at BNP Paribas in New York, has been promoted to head of the team, sources close to the French bank told RiskNews' sister publication, Structured Products Extra .
FSA to probe hedge fund valuations
The UK's Financial Services Authority is to investigate hedge fund managers who it said could be overstating their assets to gain larger bonuses.
Deutsche Bank names head of EM debt trading
Deutsche Bank has appointed Kay Haigh as head of emerging market debt trading in London.
TSE plans $529m trading system upgrade
After a year of operational embarrassment, the Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to spend $529 million on upgrades to its electronic trading platform.
Allen & Overy expands Chinese derivatives team
Allen & Overy is to continue the expansion of its team covering derivatives in Hong Kong and on the Chinese mainland. The international legal firm said the development of the derivatives market in China had led to an increased demand for specialised…
Refco faces more woes as FX unit sale falls through
Bankrupt financial services group Refco has failed to sell its foreign exchange brokerage, and its securities broking arm has been ordered to pay $122 million compensation to a Russian customer.
BNP Paribas hires Bystrom for new ETF options trading role
BNP Paribas has hired Dan Bystrom as head of exchange-traded fund (ETF) options trading in New York, in a newly created role.
Fortis to expand structured products offering
Fortis Bank is to expand its range of structured products in response to the growing investor appetite for exotic and hybrid investments. Under the plan, scheduled for completion in 2010, the bank will increase its current, mainly credit-focused offering…
Interest in hybrid securitisations with leveraged loan CDSs grows
Hybrid collateralised loan obligations (CLO) deals with a leverage loan credit default swap (CDS) component are increasing in number, according to Vishwanath Tirupattur, a New York-based vice-president at Morgan Stanley, who spoke at Fitch Ratings’…
Credit Suisse expands de Boissard's role to include forex
Credit Suisse has expanded Gael de Boissard's position to include management of its global foreign exchange sales and trading business, in addition to his current role as co-head of fixed income for Europe at the bank’s London office.
FSF warns of weak credit risk management
After a two-day meeting in Sydney, the Financial Stability Forum has warned that the credit derivatives industry is still poorly prepared for a crisis, although the financial industry as a whole remains strong.
SunGard to offer UBS algorithmic trading
Software provider SunGard will offer its customers access to Swiss delaer UBS' algorithmic trading product from today.
Deutsche begins market-making leveraged loan CDS
Deutsche Bank's London office has begun to trade credit default swaps based on European leveraged loans (LCDS) this week. The German bank had executed trades before, but it is now actively making markets and showing pricing runs for more than 20 names.
Isda AGM Singapore: MAS warns about back-office frailties
Banks must continue to improve their infrastructure for the settlement of derivatives trades to keep pace with developments in the front office, said speakers at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s annual general meeting in Singapore…