Barclays Capital
FSA fines Barclays £2.45m for transaction reporting failings
Barclays is fined by the UK regulator over reporting failures, and systems and controls weaknesses
New COO of Asia global finance and risk solutions at BarCap
Hans Fuchs has been promoted to the newly created position of chief operating officer for Barclays Capital's Asian global finance and risk solutions group.
Movers & shakers
As part of our 15th Anniversary, Energy Risk rounds up 15 of the most influential and innovative companies currently active in the traded energy markets and profiles their achievements
JGBi breakevens rebound as investor liquidation subsides
The Japanese inflation-linked bond (JGBi) market has rebounded from its lows of last year as fewer investors are liquidating their positions, while some domestic players are starting to buy the heavily discounted bonds.
BarCap expands Asia forex team
Barclays Capital has made a number of new hires for its Asian foreign exchange business, including Ivan Ferraroni as head of forex bank sales for the Asia-Pacific region.
Barclays launches latest guaranteed deposit accounts
Barclays Capital, the investment bank division of Barclays Bank, has launched two more deposit accounts, as part of its structured deposit series for offshore bonds. The three-year guaranteed digital deposit account and the five-year guaranteed FTSE 100…
Leading lights
As Structured Products magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary, the time is right to take a look back a mere 15-20 years to when it all began, and to interview a selection of 10 pioneers who created and fostered the business from its European…
Rise in inflation coming as rates remain low, BarCap predicts
Inflation is set to rise in late 2009 and 2010, driven by rising commodity prices and low central bank rates, according to research from Barclays Capital, released on June 25.
BarCap hires equity derivatives flow sales head
Timothy Last, former head of equity derivatives sales for the Asia-Pacific region at Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong, has taken on the role of head of equity derivatives flow sales for Asia excluding Japan at Barclays Capital.
European CDS dealers closer to restructuring solution
European derivatives dealers have agreed on a provisional framework to integrate restructuring as a credit event into the auction process for the cash settlement of credit default swaps (CDSs), taking the market a step closer to central clearing.
Safe haven
Gold has been a favourite with investors looking for a safe haven since last year’s turbulence began. But will this persist in 2009, or will the precious metal start to lose its shine as a hedging option? Pauline McCallion finds out