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BNP Paribas hires European securities lending head
BNP Paribas has appointed David Lonsdale to the newly created position of European head of securities lending, within its equities and derivatives business.
Hong Kong-listed derivatives on Chinese stocks
US bank Goldman Sachs has launched the first exchange traded fund (ETF) derivatives on Chinese stocks, to be listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
US commercial property derivatives to launch in next two months
The first US commercial property derivatives will launch by May this year, following the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries' (NCREIF) licensing of four investment banks to use NPI, its US property index.
S&P buys Goldman's commodity index
Standard & Poor's has acquired the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) as well as two equity indexes. The GSCI is widely considered to be the benchmark for commodity indexes and serves as the underlying for many structured products. It will be renamed…
JP Morgan and Goldman restructure foreign exchange
JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs have made senior management changes to their foreign exchange divisions that will come into effect early next year.
Nine banks to build Mifid utility
Nine global securities firms have gone public with plans to create a trade data and market data dissemination platform, to take advantage of the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) reforms.
Goldman Sachs launches first IPD product
Goldman Sachs has launched the first structured product based on the UK Investment Property Databank (IPD).
Trade associations slam UK regulator's proposals for benchmarking
The UK Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) proposals for using benchmarking for over-the-counter derivatives and structured products have been roundly criticised by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), the International Swaps and…
Goldman and Citigroup to become CBOT swaps market makers
From next month, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup will act as electronic market makers for the Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) five-year and 10-year interest rate swap futures contracts.
GLG poaches Morgan Stanley's European strategy co-head
Ben Funnell has quit his position as co-head of European strategy in London to join GLG Partners as a fund manager. He will work on mixed-asset fund strategies alongside Noam Gottesman, a partner of the London-based hedge fund.
Standard confirmation for preferred CDS hammered out
Eight dealers have agreed upon standard documentation for preferred credit default swap (CDS) transactions. The new standards will likely enhance liquidity of the nascent market.
JP Morgan goes live on T-Zero
JP Morgan went live on T-Zero’s post-trade processing platform for credit derivatives on Monday. It is the first dealer to join the platform since Goldman Sachs initially used the technology after its trade with KBC Alternative Investment Management on…
Under Scrutiny - Regulators focus on credit
Well-publicised risk issues and a recent growth spurt have brought credit markets firmly under the scrutiny of global regulators. Nikki Marmery investigates whether the attention will prove to be a boon for attracting more investment - or a barrier to…
Major dealers issue joint letter to Fed on credit derivatives
The New York Federal Reserve meeting with 14 major dealers on September 15 appears to have succeeded in coercing the industry into taking more concerted action to tackle the mounting problems in credit derivatives confirmation backlogs. Following the…
Isda’s ‘novation protocol’ aims to tackle derivatives backlogs
The world's major derivatives dealers have signed up to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s long-awaited ‘Novation Protocol’, which seeks to facilitate the transfer of existing trades to third parties.
IAS 39 pushes Europe back to basics
Eight months after the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), dealers say there has been a discernable impact on the derivatives market, as European firms look to simplify hedging strategies.
Is Basel II a hurdle too far for US broker-dealers?
Broker-dealers in the US are having to cope with the SEC's capital requirements, while still being somewhat in the dark about the upcoming Basel II framework. By Choongo Moonga
BarCap expands equity derivatives coverage
Barclays Capital has expanded its equity derivatives coverage with the hiring of Luca Agostini and Hermann Bader as directors in strategic equity derivatives.
SG boosts European rates sales
Société Générale has hired Jan de Bondt and Ian Morgan in rates sales as the bank looks to expand its European footprint in the rates business.
Nymex and Icap launch same-day OTC energy options
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and brokerage firm Icap are to launch an over-the-counter (OTC) market in same-day options on crude oil and natural gas on July 18.
Converse joins Banc of America
Floyd Converse has moved from Goldman Sachs to Banc of America Securities, where he will head the US rates structuring unit.
Goldman poaches Asian warrants specialist from SG
Cheril Lee has quit Société Générale in Hong Kong to head Goldman Sachs’ warrants business for Asia ex-Japan.
Can research reinvent itself?
The provision of credit research to clients is undergoing sweeping reform, as regulatory concerns grow over potential conflicts of interest and banks reassess the value of giving out freebies. Philip Moore examines what this all adds up to for investors
Amend Basel II Trading Book Proposals, Basel Committee urged
American broker-dealers are opposed to some of the proposals recently published by the Basel Committee to improve the management of market risks.