Risk magazine
LSE profits fall on derivatives write-off
The London Stock Exchange announced its profits for the first half of the year had fallen by a third due to a drop in the value of its EDX derivatives unit.
CDO market to hit $2 trillion by end of 2006, Celent says
According to research by Celent, the notional size of the collateralised debt obligation (CDO) market should reach $2 trillion by the end of next year. In the analysis, the New-York-based consultancy argued that dealers will have to specialise their…
ABN Amro and Axa close Synergie credit note
ABN Amro and Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) have closed a principal-protected long/short credit note called Synergie, which has been sold to institutional investors in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
New mutual funds successfully mimic hedge fund performance
Rydex Investments, a Maryland-based investment advisor with $13 billion worth of assets under management, said two mutual funds it launched at the end of September are succeeding in giving a broader base of investors access to hedge fund-like strategies…
SEC puts GE's derivatives use under formal scrutiny
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has started a formal investigation into General Electric's use of derivatives.
BNP launches second Dynamo credit CPPI
BNP Paribas is launching the second series of Dynamo hybrid cash and credit derivative notes, which will again be managed by Crédit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM).
Tradition adds two to its repo team
London-based interdealer broker Tradition has added two senior brokers to its repo team in response to increasing demand for the product.
Warming to exotics
Structured products
Widening the spectrum
Credit risk
A step up the ladder
Basel II
Leading the pack
Basel II
Mixed signals for derivatives
Solvency reform
Harvesting potential
Profile: Hedge funds
Deutsche expands Bouhara's role
Deutsche Bank's head of equity derivatives, Yassine Bouhara, is to take on the additional role of head of cash equities as the German bank moves to streamline its trading arms.
Nordic risk
Introduction
Direct access
Hedge funds
A focus on ETFs
Structured products
South Africa
Introduction
Nordic risk
Sponsor’s statement
Standard Bank leads pack
South Africa Derivatives Rankings 2005
Widening the spectrum
Credit risk
Brick by brick
Mortgage risk
The financial institutions’ paradigm
Sponsor’s statement