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Collins Stewart Tullett moves for Prebon
Collins Stewart Tullett is on the verge of buying inter-dealer broker Prebon Yamane for a reported £130 million.
Shanghai Futures Exchange signs MoU with LME
The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) signed a memorandum of understanding with the London Metal Exchange (LME) today.
Top Singapore dealers sign up for SuperDerivatives’ SD-FX
Ten financial institutions in Singapore have signed up to SD-FX, the FX options pricing system of UK-based technology company SuperDerivatives.
Reliant derivatives probe may hit core business
Public Citizen, the Washington, DC-based pressure group, has called for the debarment of Reliant Energy from its newly awarded $35.9 million electricity contract by the US Department of Defense - and any new government contracts - while it is under…
BaFin approves ABN Amro SVP funded by structured debt
BaFin, the German financial markets regulator, has cleared a new product allowing financial institutions to sell assets into German special-purpose vehicles (SVP) funded by asset-backed securities without needing a banking licence.
NumeriX hires BGM co-creator
NumeriX, the cross-asset derivatives pricing software vendor based in New York, has hired Dariusz Gatarek as director of quantitative research in its London office.
Fourth consecutive record quarterly inflow to hedge funds, says Tass
Investors continued to favour equity-orientated strategies during the first quarter of this year, with hedge funds gaining a record $38.2 billion in net assets, the fourth consecutive quarterly record for industry inflows, according to Tass Research, a…
Barclays Capital purchases gold market-fixing seat
London-based investment bank Barclays Capital has purchased membership of the London gold market-fixing forum (LGMF) from NM Rothschild and Sons, the London-based bank that recently signalled its intention to leave the gold market.
HSBC goes on a hiring spree for its ABS group
HSBC has hired six people for its asset-backed securities (ABS) group in New York, as part of an ongoing effort to build this area of its business.
Bank of America sets up new Asia debt management team
Bank of America (BoA) has set up a new debt management team in Asia to build on its efforts in debt capital raising, distribution, structuring and trading activities throughout the region, the bank said.
CLS for FX is 'changing the front-office'
The continuous-linked settlement (CLS) service for foreign exchange trades has changed credit and trading practices among the majority of its users, reveals research from IT consultancy TowerGroup published this week.