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ABN Amro develops the Alpha Indexes
Mizuho losses prompt rethink
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MiFID support high, despite the costs
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BarCap extends Barx to variance swaps
New angles
RiskNews
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The View on Flu
Should life companies worry about bird flu? Swiss Re says yes, but Munich Re and a host of primary insurers claim the risks can be overstated. Richard Irving reports
The CRO road
In just over two months all US-based hedge funds with more than 15 investors and/or $25 million under management will have their own dedicated chief compliance officer.
BaFin eases clearing house restrictions
BaFin, the German regulator, has removed a requirement for financial institutions to hold capital against transactions with swaps clearing counterparties – a rule that had threatened German banks' use of SwapClear.
Singapore and CBOT to set up commodity exchange
The Singapore Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will set up a joint commodity derivatives exchange in Singapore next year.
Coping with complexity
The demand for risk-based technology has never been higher due to changing business practices, growing regulatory burdens and burgeoning demand for cross-asset class products. But new entrants can still gain market share in niche areas.
Legal spotlight
Helen Marshall, an attorney at Bingham McCutchen in London, reveals the seven deadly sins of the Market Abuse Directive in the UK
LSE takeover still deadlocked
London Stock Exchange (LSE) management has again rejected Australian bank Macquarie's takeover bid, which was unchanged from the original offer earlier this month.
Perspectives - Simon Topping
Simon Topping, Executive director, banking policy, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Blame spreads over Mizuho trading error
The Tokyo Stock Exchange today admitted that a fault in its own systems led to the mistaken stock trade on December 8 that has so far cost Mizuho some $225 million.
CSFB launches longevity index
Credit Suisse First Boston released the first-ever longevity index today, which it hopes will enable standardised structuring and settlement of longevity risk transfer instruments such as swaps and structured notes.
LSE rebuffs Macquarie approach
The London Stock Exchange today rejected a "derisory" takeover proposal from Macquarie Bank of Australia.
Isda introduces new definitions for FX and currency options
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association and Foreign Exchange Committee at the New York Federal Reserve have introduced an appendix to the 1998 definitions on FX and currency swaps this week. These changes are designed to standardise…
NYSE members approve merger
Members at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) have voted in favour of the merger with Chicago-based Archipelago today. About 95% of the 1,366 members voted, resulting in a 90% approval rate.
GlobalCoal set to take Icap to court
GlobalCoal plans to take UK interdealer broker Icap to court over a product-licensing dispute related to its Australian coal derivatives index.
Exchange-traded derivatives up 23% in Q3
The exchange-traded futures and options market has continued its rapid expansion, growing by 23% year-on-year in the third quarter to a turnover of $357 trillion, according to the latest figures released by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
China to open futures market to foreign investors
The Chinese government may relax its rules to encourage foreign investors to enter the country's lacklustre futures market, with ABN Amro the first to move.
A conference to remember
Structured Products Europe 2005
Defending defined benefit
Alternative investment products: Pension profile