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Six Swiss Exchange readies launch of delayed OTC platform
The XBTR electronic trading platform is scheduled for launch on August 18 and aims to improve the buying, selling and settling of OTC trades in Switzerland
Structured Products Bank Platform Technology Guide 2013
Structured Products Bank Platform Technology Guide 2013
EQ Investor: putting automation in the service of efficiency
Magnifying efficiency
Most ETNs are overpriced, study claims
Research claims to show that market prices of most ETNs do not accurately reflect their risks and that the notes should trade at greater discounts
Adapting to survive: new structured product distribution models in the UK
Take your partners
UBS launches constant maturity commodities ETF
ETF roundup
Bernard Rogier joins UBS as head of structured pricing
Rogier joins UBS to head structured pricing
Rogue trading questions remain, says US head of op risk at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
Lack of commonality in rogue traders adds to the risk banks face from within
Asia exchanges set for overhaul as competitiveness wanes
Solid structures
UBS reverse convertible short on tenor but high on volatility
Short and very sweet
Credit Suisse appoints Brian Chan as head of Asia-Pacific equity derivative sales
Chan is named as Min Park's replacement at the Swiss bank
US banks wary of disclosing fair value for structured notes
Correspondence shows several large Wall Street banks expressed reservations to the SEC about enhancing disclosure around their structured products
Credit Suisse’s head of Asia equity derivatives sales retires
Min Park, regional head of equity derivatives and convertibles sales, is retiring from his role at Credit Suisse
FSA announces final plans for Libor reform
Administrator forced to manage conflicts of interest
Q&A: Mark Branson on the too-big-to-fail problem, modelling and Basel III
Switzerland went first – and furthest – on post-crisis banking reforms, making its industry a test case for the impact of the new regime. But it has not yet solved the too-big-to-fail problem, Mark Branson, chief bank supervisor at Eidgenössische…
OpRisk North America: Billion dollar losses are the result of op risk failure
A rising tide of billion dollar losses, penalties and writedowns are a consequence of years of hubris, UBS's Julian Fry says
Apple reverse convertible losses mitigated by European barrier
Taking a bite of sour Apple
No kickout for UBS autocallable note but returns beat direct investment in the underlying
UBS sold an optimised autocallable structured note to US investors in February 2012 that has so far not kicked out but has paid back better than a direct investment in the underlying, the stock of Haliburton
The importance of preventive KRIs
Developing key risk indicators, or KRIs, is a prerequisite for effective risk management
Ex-UBS Adoboli supervisor hired in Knight takeover
UBS-dominated management team formed as Getco prepares to take over Knight Capital
UBS fixed-income exit highlights difficulties of unwinding
Preparing to unwind
Swiss structured products market boosted by the hunt for yield
Investors in Switzerland turn towards equity-linked products to beat fixed-income returns