BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas prepares seventh Japan synthetic CDO
French bank BNP Paribas is preparing to close its seventh Japanese synthetic arbitrage collateralised debt obligation (CDO) under its Serena Finance programme, according to a senior Tokyo-based official at the bank.
BNP Paribas ready to launch Pacific Liberté $1.2 billion synthetic CLO
BNP Paribas is poised to launch a $1.2 billion, three-year synthetic balance sheet collateralised loan obligation (CLO) called Pacific Liberté, possibly as soon as this week or next, according to market sources.
BNP Paribas adds to energy derivatives team
BNP Paribas has hired two energy derivatives traders from JP Morgan Chase. Larry Felske joins BNP’s commodity-indexed transactions group as a director of natural gas options trading in New York, and Olivier Knight joins BNP’s London desk as an oil…
BNP boosts Asia-Pacific fixed-income derivatives team
French bank BNP Paribas has made three new hires to its Asia-Pacific interest rate derivatives trading team in Singapore.
Isda AGM: Isda names netalytics backers
Robert Pickel, Isda chief executive, today revealed that BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers and Royal Bank of Scotland have all signed up to its online netting analysis tool, netalytics.
BNP Paribas appoints new head of credit
BNP Paribas has appointed Brian Lazell as head of credit markets for the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan. The post is based in Hong Kong, and Lazell will report to David Ovendon, global head of credit.
BNP Paribas begins issuing synthetic CDOs in Asia
French bank BNP Paribas plans to start issuing arbitrage synthetic collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) for the first time in Asia, ex-Japan, according to a Hong Kong-based official.
Asian bond platform goes live
BondsInAsia (BIA), a group formed through the collaboration of BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Reuters, has started live trading on its electronic trading platform for Asian fixed-income securities, BIA Trading…
BNP Paribas extends derivatives back-end system
French banking group BNP Paribas is extending its Ubitrade Futures and Options back-end system to manage all its global custody and stock-broking activities. This is part of an ongoing process to restructure its futures and options business following the…
BNP Paribas launches first leveraged funds CDO
The leveraged funds group at French banking group BNP Paribas has launched its first collateralised debt obligation (CDO) fund focusing exclusively on Western European Leverage Buy-outs (LBOs), in a bid to strengthen its asset management business.