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BarCap adds ANZ dealer
Edward Howard will join Barclays Capital in London in January, a spokeswoman for the bank told Risk's sister publication, FX Week .
Deutsche loses forex prime brokerage specialist
Rakesh Shah has left Deutsche Bank in London, where he was a foreign exchange prime brokerage specialist, a source at the bank told Risk's sister publication, FX Week .
Investors should buy credit protection, warns Morgan Stanley credit strategist
Investors should use the range of credit derivatives products to hedge their exposure to European corporate bonds, Morgan Stanley fixed-income analysts said today, adding they are bearish on the prospects for European credit next year.
JP Morgan's co-head of European equity derivatives marketing joins Merrill Lynch
JP Morgan Chase’s co-head of European equity derivatives marketing for corporates, Cristina Garcia-Peri, has left the bank to join Merrill Lynch.
SGX signs up for OM trading system
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has selected OM to provide it with a new integrated trading engine.
Exane and BNP Paribas to join forces
European equity derivatives broker Exane is to join BNP Paribas to jointly market share-based products.
iBoxx developing credit futures contract
Three investment banks behind credit default swap (CDS) index provider iBoxx – ABN Amro, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank – today jointly announced the development of a new credit futures contract.
Merrill Lynch adds Hong Kong equity-linked products team
Merrill Lynch has hired Stephen Choi as an associate in the US investment bank's global equity-linked products team in Hong Kong.
Standard Bank boosts global markets presence in the Asia-Pacific
South Africa's Standard Bank has hired Philip Chu as head of global markets in Asia.
SAS extends risk software portfolio
North Carolina-based software provider SAS has extended its range of risk management systems by acquiring technology vendor RiskAdvisory. The Canada-based software company specialises in providing risk software to energy and utility companies.
Parmalat CDS spreads hit 47% after six-notch S&P downgrade
The cost of five-year credit protection on debt issued by Parmalat closed at 4,000bp/4,300bp above Libor today after rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) cut the Italian dairy company’s credit rating to 'C' – its second-lowest rating.
Credit derivatives not yet helping banks' risk management, says S&P
Credit derivatives are not yet helping banks to hedge their risks, says a report from rating agency Standard & Poor’s.
SG to offer UK retail investors exposure to China
French investment bank SG, part of Société Générale, will offer UK retail investors exposure to the performance of Chinese equities from tomorrow with the launch of a new warrant linked to the Hang Seng index.
European corporate credit to remain fragile, says S&P
The creditworthiness of European companies and financial institutions is unlikely to recover significantly next year, rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said today.
WSS updates hedge accounting software
Wall Street Systems (WSS), the global treasury and capital management system provider, has launched a new module for its treasury engine to incorporate the most recent worldwide hedge accounting requirements. The new ‘hedge compliance module’ replaces…
Deutsche seeks new global markets head in Canada
Deutsche Bank is looking for a new head of global markets in Canada, according to RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week .
ING creates fixed-income hub in Singapore
Dutch financial group ING is centralising its Asia-Pacific fixed-income operations in Singapore.
SunGard MDS buys Fame
SunGard Market Data Services (MDS) has signed an agreement to acquire historical data and data management software vendor Fame Information Services.
Westpac expands foreign exchange sales
Dorene Mallon has joined Westpac in New York today as a senior vice-president in institutional foreign exchange sales. She reports to David Beale, global head of institutional sales at the Australian bank in London.
SG enters HK retail hedge fund market
SG is looking to dispel some of the myths surrounding the dangers of hedge funds with the launch of its first hedge fund product aimed at Hong Kong’s retail investors.
Fitch launches online credit derivatives tool
Fitch, the international rating agency, today launched a new web-based service providing data and analysis for the credit derivatives market.
Australia a hotbed for CLN issuance
Credit-linked notes (CLN) issuance has soared in Australia this year, with the volume of rated notes exceeding A$1.2 billion ($881.3 million) year-to-date, compared with A$240 million in 2002, according to Mei Lee Da Silva, credit analyst in Standard and…
Burns named president of MR3 Systems
San Francisco-based technology company MR3 Systems has appointed John Burns, an ex-Barclays Metals managing director of derivatives finance, as its president.
Kamakura upgrades credit default prediction software
Hawaii-based risk technology vendor Kamakura has upgraded its default probability calculation software. The company said version 3.0 of its Jarrow-Chava default probability KDP-jc is an improvement on previous models that tended to overestimate the…