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End-users rush into hedging oil prices
End-users are ploughing into hedging their oil positions, as prices remain in a tight range, says Standard Chartered Bank’s head of energy and environmental research
Tradeweb launches equity derivatives platform
Tradeweb has launched an electronic equity derivatives platform in the US that offers the ability to complete transparent and timely transactions within minutes
Credit Suisse closes 'largest' Taiwan structured products of the year
Latest deal signals continuted opening of Taiwan's retail market for structured products after regulatory clampdown
Middleware at fault for Barclays clearing break
Middleware at fault for Barclays clearing break
Goldman Sachs: end-users hedge oil prices now for 2011
Crude will be "the bottleneck in the system, rather than refining" says the investment bank
Asia Risk institutional rankings 2010
Real returns
House of the Year, Asia
Structured Products Asia Awards 2010
Risk interdealer rankings 2010: Dealers
A game-changing year
Basel Committee defends adjustments to Basel III as calibration decisions loom
Regulators describe difficulties ahead as they prepare for Basel III calibration and transition decisions in September
Sizeable portion of banks not planning to become clearing members
Battle for client clearing business set to heat up, reveals Risk interdealer poll
HSBC on global hiring spree
HSBC has made a series of hires across foreign exchange trading and sales in Asia and Europe, it confirmed today (August 17).
Hedging costs to soar for UK pension funds
Best of RPI and CPI exposure will cost up to 100 basis points to hedge, as well as increase the size of liabilities, say participants
Lloyds TSB appoints head of risk solutions
Polyakov leaves Barclays Capital.
Société Générale recruits Richard Wolff from Barclays Capital
Richard Wolff will head French bank's US debt capital markets syndicate.
IEA: BP’s oil spill threatens future supply
The International Energy Agency (IEA) expresses major concerns over future oil supply, as new regulations threaten to tighten deepwater drilling, following BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Nomura hires new Americas debt chief
Jim Merli leaves Barclays to take up newly created position of head of debt origination and debt syndicate for the Americas.
Bullish credit analysts back cyclicals
Cyclical credits offer good value for those bond investors confident about the state of the economy.
Symbolic first 2020 EU carbon futures trade between JP Morgan and Gunvor
JP Morgan and Gunvor completed the first European Union 2020 over-the-counter European Union Allowance carbon contract on August 6, signalling their confidence in the European carbon markets
Trading positions – August 2010
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Liquidity critical to OTC clearing, argue dealers
Regulators should consider liquidity when deciding which over-the-counter derivatives should be cleared, say market participants
BP’s oil spill to tighten global oil supply - report
BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill will tighten global oil supply as US oil production is set to wane, following expectations the disaster will lead to stricter regulation and closer scrutiny of drilling operations in the US, say Barclays Capital
BNP Paribas hires credit research chief
Arrival of McAdie and Fridson adds weight to BNP Paribas’ research effort.
Quant Congress USA: Economist praises dynamic provisioning
Barclays Capital senior economist praises dynamic provisioning approach to loan losses