Risk magazine
Deutsche appoints head of Latin American strategy
Deutsche Bank has appointed Piero Ghezzi as head of Latin American strategy, with responsibility for analysing the region's debt, foreign exchange, local bond and fixed-income derivatives markets.
UBS snares inflation derivatives trader
Swiss investment bank UBS has hired Dariush Mirfendereski, an inflation derivatives trader, from UK-based rival Barclays Capital.
Deutsche hires prime broker from Goldman
Deutsche Bank has hired Ferrell Daste from Goldman Sachs as a director responsible for US West Coast prime broker accounts.
Tiffe and CBOT sign memorandum of understanding
The Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (Tiffe) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development and efficient operation of their markets.
SuperDerivatives signs deals with German and Austrian banks
Technology firm SuperDerivatives has signed up 10 German and Austrian banks, including HypoVereinsbank and Helaba, to its foreign exchange option pricing system.
BarCap hires head of Asia-Pacific credit derivatives
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has hired Eric Slighton as managing director, head of Asia-Pacific credit derivatives.
Deutsche promotes securitisation boss to head US global markets
Deutsche Bank has appointed Phil Weingord as head of global markets, North America.
DrKW criticises CLS for not introducing central clearing
Continuous-linked settlement (CLS), the global system to reduce foreign exchange transaction risk, should have been set up to provide banks with a centralised clearing facility, rather than just to eliminate ‘Herstatt risk’, according to a senior banker…
Trema launches NAV reporting software
French technology company Trema has launched NAV Monitor, software developed for the investment management industry for real-time calculation and reporting of net asset value (NAV).
RMS releases updated Climetrix weather trading system
Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a California-based provider of products and services for the management of natural hazard risk, today released version 4.0 of its Climetrix weather derivatives trading and risk management system.
SG launches new UK commodities trackers and warrants
SG, the investment-banking arm of French bank Société Générale, has launched tracker certificates on gold, silver and platinum. In addition, the bank has issued both call and put warrants on gold.
Banks move in as Asian regulators ease derivatives restrictions
Banks operating in Asia are rushing to apply for licences to enable them to transact non-renminbi derivatives in China, following a relaxation of the rules from March 1.
HSBC’s forex chief retires as bank makes highest-ever forex profits
Rob Loewy, head of foreign exchange at HSBC for the past 15 years, retired last week as the bank announced its highest-ever dealing profits for foreign exchange.
Winters and Masters rise in JP Morgan Chase reshuffle
Two long-standing JP Morgan derivatives veterans, Bill Winters and Blythe Masters, have received additional responsibilities at JP Morgan Chase, following a reshuffle at the US bank.
Frost quits JP Morgan Chase
Tim Frost, European head of credit sales and trading at JP Morgan Chase, has resigned to pursue other interests. Frost joined JP Morgan in 1995 and helped his firm become a dominant force in the fast-growing credit default swaps market. By the time of…
UBS appoints derivatives specialist to head Asian equities
UBS has appointed Chi-Won Yoon, the bank’s Hong Kong-based managing director of equity risk management, as its new Asian equities head, following the relocation of former head, John Holland, to London last September.
Icap denies coal trading team departure
Icap Energy has denied its coal team is defecting to Prebon Energy. On Tuesday, Prebon issued a press statement saying three members of the Icap coal team were joining the broker to strengthen its presence in coal markets.
TXU trading head resigns
VJ Horgan, president of TXU Portfolio Management, a subsidiary of Dallas-based TXU Energy, has resigned from the company "to pursue other interests".
EDF replaces head of trading division
Francis Hervé, chief executive of EDF Trading, the London-based trading arm of French electricity company EDF, was replaced by his former deputy director Michel Franconi on March 1.
BarCap snares CSFB distribution head
Guglielmo Sartori d’Borgoricco is set to join Barclays Capital, the investment-banking arm of UK-based Barclays Bank, from rival Credit Suisse First Boston. It is expected he will become managing director and head of distribution for the UK and…
Icap coal team jumps ship
Icap’s entire London-based coal team is defecting to rival broker Prebon Energy.
SunGard unveils new trading and risk management suite
SunGard Trading and Risk Systems (STRS) will next week unveil the first version of its Adaptiv trading and risk management suite.
Lehman hires Tilroe for European derivatives marketing push
New York-based Lehman Brothers has hired Jason Tilroe as managing director heading up marketing of fixed-income derivatives to corporate and public sector clients in Europe. It is a new position created by the bank’s expansion in European derivatives…
Insurance industry struggles to cope with ERM implementation
Insurance companies understand the importance of risk management, but are struggling to cope with the implementation of enterprise-wide risk management (ERM) systems, according to a survey published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) today.