Australia
Getting ready for IAS
With International Accounting Standard 39 set to be implemented in Australia in January 2005, John Kidd and Jim Godsil of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu warn that early preparation is critical.
Comment
Introduction
Questioning convergence
Securitisation
The strong dollar challenge
Corporate hedging
Retail credit innovations
Credit derivatives
Ready and waiting
Basel Accord
Getting ready for IAS
Accounting
BNP Paribas hires Australian credit specialist from Deutsche
French banking group BNP Paribas has hired Pierre Katerdjian to join its credit and rates marketing group in Australia. Katerdjian, who joins from Deutsche Bank where he traded Australian credit derivatives, will start on June 2.
Reuters Rolls Kondor+ At St George Bank
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