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UK property derivatives under spotlight
Though the UK commercial property derivatives market appears to be finally taking off, barriers to liquidity and efficiency remain, said derivatives professionals at a seminar held by law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse earlier this week.
Building a risk culture
German bank WestLB appointed its first chief risk officer, Matthijs van den Adel, last year after posting heavy losses in 2002 and 2003. His first job was to restructure the bank’s entire risk management framework. By Duncan Wood
CME to launch more weather contracts
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is set to list weather derivatives contracts for more cities in the US and Europe and to introduce two new types of weather contracts - probably by early July. Demand for CME weather contracts is fast increasing: as…
Deutsche Bank launches new index warrants in Singapore
Deutsche Bank has issued new warrants in Singapore on four global stock indexes - the Nikkei 225 Index, the Nasdaq 100 Index, the S&P ASX 200 Index and the S&P 500 Index.
Barclays Capital in first Leba carbon index trade
Barclays Capital has completed the first financial carbon trade using the new Leba Carbon Index for "a significant volume" of EU emissions allowances.
Euronext.liffe beefs up French options
Euronext.liffe, the derivatives arm of European exchange group Euronext, has increased the size of its CAC40 index options by a factor of ten.
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Plugging the gaps
Italian banks have overhauled the risk management of their loan portfolios. But weaknesses still remain, particularly in the area of risk-adjusted pricing and credit risk transfer. Rachel Wolcott looks at what steps Italy’s banks are taking to fill the…
CCRO data hub update to follow Energy Risk USA conference
The US-based Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO) will give a presentation in Houston next Wednesday, May 11, on the energy data hub it is developing. The session will follow the last presentation of the Energy Risk USA 2005 conference and will take…
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