Risk magazine
Merrill nabs Goldman’s Munari
Alvise Munari, Goldman Sachs’ former European head of equity and interest rate structuring, has left to join Merrill Lynch, where he has been appointed to a new position with responsibility for equity-linked product marketing.
ABN poaches Morgan Stanley staff
ABN Amro has poached eight staff from Morgan Stanley in Tokyo to join its Japanese fixed income business.
Ashmore and Goldman unveil emerging market debt product
Ashmore Investment Management and Goldman Sachs have launched an emerging market debt structured product that uses a new kind of principal protection technology. Ashmore, a well-known emerging market debt manager based in London, is managing the…
Invesco to launch new hedge fund
Invesco, part of the Amvescap group of investment management firms, plans to launch a new fund at the end of this month that will focus on market neutral and financial futures strategies in the US and European markets.
ABN makes senior appointments in Asia
ABN Amro has made three senior appointments in Asia as part of an effort to boost its derivatives business in the region.
Perry leaves JP Morgan
The head of JP Morgan’s investment bank credit portfolio group, Malcolm Perry, has left the firm.
Australia and Singapore lead Basel II implementation in Asia
Australia and Singapore’s banks are leading the Asia-Pacific region when it comes to the implementation of Basel II, according to a report released this week by Standard and Poor’s. But even banks operating in these countries face considerable challenges…
Scrittura incorporates WordML for trade documents
Scrittura, the New York-based technology firm specialising in document automation, has introduced WordML to its product range. The addition is aimed at speeding up the trade settlement process and reducing operational risk in documentation drafting.
Replication of flexi-swaps
Ingmar Evers and Farshid Jamshidian describe a relatively new product known as a flexi-swap and discuss its application in securitisation. A flexi-swap gives a counterparty an option to amortise the interest rate swap at an accelerated pace. They show…
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The benefits of diversity
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Unafraid of the edge
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Mountain climbs
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From Europe to the world
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US inflation derivatives take off
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The challenge of CDO squared
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Tackling risk in life
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