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Basel Committee plans new default risk capital requirements
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ABN Amro chairman Groenink to quit bank
Rijkman Groenink, chairman of the managing board of ABN Amro, has announced he will step down, after 33 years of employment at the bank.
Rabobank enters Asian fund derivatives market
Rabobank has launched a four-strong Asian fund derivatives team in Hong Kong, aimed at providing Asian investors with structured fund products that are insulated against some of the risk of a sudden downturn.
BNP hires equity flow and finance traders
BNP Paribas has added six people to its London equity and derivatives division.
Bear Stearns adds two to structured equity team
Shilpa Amin and Olivier Mathys have joined Bear Stearns's London-based European structured equity products team.
Rabobank loses head of market risk to ING
Rabobank’s global head of market risk, Mark van Balen, is joining Dutch rival bank ING.
BNP Paribas strengthens European fixed-income team
BNP Paribas has made three new appointments within the fixed-income team of its debt capital markets financial institutions group (DCM FIG).
Bear Stearns hires two for structured equity in Europe
Bear Stearns has hired two managing directors in its London-based European structured equity products team. Shilpa Amin, who joins from Nomura, will be responsible for setting up a Ucits III Funds platform. Olivier Mathys will be responsible for…
UK card fraud on the rise
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SGAM seizes opportunity from subprime turmoil
Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) has become the latest fund manager to set up a strategy aimed at reaping the benefits of valuation discrepancies caused by the fallout from the US subprime mortgage market.
Report criticises Basel II
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Wachovia hires SocGen equity derivatives banker
Michael Collins has joined Wachovia Securities as head of its corporate equity derivatives origination team.
Merrill fires two executives after subprime crisis
Merrill Lynch has fired two executives in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, which could see the bank suffer significant losses.
Nazareth to leave SEC
Annette Nazareth, one of the commissioners of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, is to leave after nine years' service.
Moody’s reshuffles management after subprime criticism
Moody’s Investors Service has announced three senior management appointments as it faces criticism over its role in the US subprime crisis.
BarCap names head of corporate FX sales for Americas
Barclays Capital has appointed Ade Odunsi as head of corporate foreign exchange sales for the Americas, based in New York.
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