Risk magazine
Icap to take on Prebon's rate derivatives team in Sydney
Icap plans to hire the Sydney-based interest rate derivatives team at Prebon Group, a rival inter-dealer broker that was bought by Collins Stewart Tullett in October 2004.
BNP Paribas adds six to New York equity and derivatives team
BNP Paribas has hired six new traders - five from Nomura Securities - for its New York- based equity and derivatives trading business.
Rates uncertaintly proves boon for derivatives
Changing expectations of central bank interest rate action in the US and Europe has led to heavy trading of short-term interest rate derivatives, the Bank for International Settlements said yesterday.
Korolev to lead Calyon high yield business
Andrei Korolev has joined Calyon in London as head of high yield trading, part of the bank's expansion of its sub-investment grade operation in Europe.
Freddie Mac appoints Anurag Saksena as first CRO
Freddie Mac, the second largest US federal mortgage agencys, has hired Anurag Saksena as its first chief enterprise risk officer.
Civil suit filed against Bayou, task force planned
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David Kelley, has filed a civil complaint against Bayou Management – a Stamford-based hedge fund manager. In the complaint, filed yesterday, Kelley requested that the firm's funds be frozen.
Auto CDS trades still dominate US market
The US credit default swap market continues to be dominated by contracts based on the debt protection of automobile and auto parts manufacturers, indicating the unpheaval caused by the downgrades of Ford and GM in May have not yet died away.
Heading for land
Hong Kong
An eye on Europe
Property indexes
A force for change
Profile
The man from the Pru
Profile
Setting alpha free
Pension
The CRO road
Risk management
Risk management for investors
Introduction
A perfect storm
Hedge fund investors have pulled billions of dollars out of convertible arbitrage strategies over the past year, but some managers now reckon the market has bottomed out. Is the strategy turning the corner? By Duncan Wood
Lombard Risk buys STB Systems for £3 million
Lombard Risk, the London-headquartered risk management software and valuations company, has bought STB Systems, a provider of regulatory and compliance software.
Property derivatives
Introduction
Commercially minded
Structured products
Back in business
Equity derivatives
China opportunity knocks
Comment
China opens up renminbi swaps market
New angles
UK to syndicate 50-year linker issue
The UK government's Debt Management Office (DMO) will syndicate an issue of 50-year index-linked bonds later this month - the first of its kind in the world.
Markit adds base metals to valuations tool
London-based Markit has added valuations for base metals derivatives traded in London to its Totem service. Until now, its commodity valuation service covered a range of energy contracts and precious metals.
Arold joins Calyon Capital Markets in Germany
Ivonne Arold is to take over from Ralf Winkelmann as French bank Calyon's head of capital markets for Germany.