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CDS IndexCo and Markit launch synthetic US CMBS index
CDS IndexCo and Markit have launched CMBX, a range of synthetic credit default swap (CDS) indexes of US commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), which will trade from today.
Fed gets a pasting over capital rules
WASHINGTON, DC – The new capital rules for non-Basel II banks in the US received a pasting in comments from firms and industry bodies posted on regulatory websites in late January.
IIC launches euro iBoxx ABS index
Frankfurt-based International Index Company (IIC) has launched the iBoxx EUR ABS 50 index, which consists of the 50 largest and most liquid AAA-rated European floating rate asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Each…
Corrie and Kyriakos-Saad latest to quit JP Morgan
John Corrie and Fawzi Kyriakos-Saad, who currently head equity and credit respectively at JP Morgan in London, have joined the mass exodus of investment banking staff that have left the bank in the past 12 months.
A Cleaner Act for Credit Derivatives
As credit volumes have increased, firms must grapple with price transparency and operational risk.
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…
BNP Paribas launches Hong Kong retail credit-linked note
BNP Paribas is today launching its first retail structured note for the Hong Kong market. The Paris-based bank will offer capital guarantees on the performance of the 'Elite Series 1' credit-linked notes, which are issued by BNP Paribas Retail Note…
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.
MarketAxess launches CDS index trading platform
MarketAxess has launched a multi-dealer credit default swap (CDS) index trading service in London and New York. The New York-based company is targeting end-users to use the service.
JP Morgan joins Bloomberg SwapTrader
JP Morgan has become the latest investment bank to provide prices through SwapTrader, Bloomberg’s multi-dealer euro interest rate swap dealing platform for end-users launched in February, signalling a further move towards the electronic execution of…
JP Morgan offers clients collateral service
JP Morgan Chase has developed a collateral management service called JP Morgan CommanD.
JP Morgan boosts currency and commodities business
JP Morgan Chase has hired five vice-presidents for its global currency and commodities unit in London.
JP Morgan nabs two from Lehman
JP Morgan has made two senior hires in trading and sales from Wall Street rival Lehman Brothers.
JP Morgan bolsters derivatives marketing business
JP Morgan has hired four derivatives marketers for its streamlined derivatives marketing unit, including two managing directors from Deutsche Bank. They are the first significant appointments by the US investment bank since a steady stream of senior…
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.
Group of 26 grinds to a halt
The proposals from the Group of 26 fund managers calling for improved covenants were supposed to herald a new era of protection for bondholders. But nearly two years later, the impetus for change seems to have stalled. Laurence Neville reports
Deutsche grows asset finance division
Deutsche Bank has hired former JP Morgan vice-president Dennis Knitowski as a director in asset finance within the global markets division.
Merrill Lynch nabs 23 derivatives marketers from JP Morgan
Merrill Lynch’s raid on JP Morgan Chase’s derivatives marketing unit has resulted in 23 derivatives marketers joining the US securities dealer. The move represents one of the largest derivatives team defections seen in Europe and appears to contradict JP…
A place on the grid
A growing number of banks have implemented grid technology for their risk management and derivatives trading businesses, allowing them to borrow spare capacity from dormant computers to process complex tasks in a fraction of the time. By Clive Davidson
CDS on ABS set for growth as documentation and sentiment improves
Asset-backed security (ABS) derivatives look set to gain increased popularity, firstly following the release of a template for ABS credit default swap (CDS) trading by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and second due to various bankers…
Fixed income specialists quit JP Morgan for BoA
Bank of America has bolstered its European commercial paper (ECP) business in London with five senior hires, all from JP Morgan Chase.
Barclays hires Meli as head of US structured credit
Barclays Capital has hired Jeff Meli as director and head of US structured credit and quantitative strategy in New York .
Newly promoted Polverino quits JP Morgan for Merrill Lynch
Antonio Polverino, whom JP Morgan appointed as head of corporate derivatives marketing in March, has jumped ship to take a similar position at Merrill Lynch.