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Rosneft and TNK-BP trade on Saint Petersburg exchange
Russian oil companies Rosneft and TNK-BP have confirmed details of their trading activities on St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (Spimex).
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CDO managers hamstrung by market constraints, says Fitch
The ability of firms managing synthetic collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) has been “dramatically reduced” because of deal constraints, spread widening and market illiquidity, according to London and New York-based credit ratings agency, Fitch…
History repeating
The spreading of the crisis to central and eastern Europe has caused local currencies to plunge. With financial institutions and corporates struggling to service foreign currency debt, the situation bears similarities to the Asian financial crisis…
Casam offers money market exposure with new ETF
Credit Agricole Structured Asset Management (Casam) has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) linked to Eonia - the Euro Over Night Index Average, the rate of overnight unsecured lending between banks. The fund is listed on NYSE Euronext and achieves…
VSE launches Russian sector indexes
The Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE) has launched four Russian sector indexes, which are designed to provide exposure to the energy, metals, mining, oil and gas and telecommunications sectors. The indexes can be used as underlyings in structured products and…
IIF report shows banks making changes to pay structures
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