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The Latin link
In Latin America, product volumes are sliding and issuers are now happy to work on even the smallest trades. But Bulltick has managed to navigate these difficult conditions, concentrating on pricing distressed Lehman paper and dealing with now…
Swiss sophistication
Swiss investors have been stung by losses stemming from typical worst-of structures, while the aftermath of the credit crunch is eroding confidence even further. But New Private Bank is restoring some faith with original structures and a safe approach to…
Oiling the wheels
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In the thick of it
Eddy Wymeersch, chairman of CESR, talks to Alexander Campbell
David Peniket
David Peniket, president and COO of ICE Futures Europe, talks to Roderick Bruce about making bold decisions
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2008 European Fund of Hedge Fund Awards - Best newcomer fund of hedge funds: winner
An agent for change
Arnoud Vossen, the new secretary-general of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors, believes the best way to handle change is to focus on the journey, not the destination. Here, he talks to David Benyon about European supervision in the current…
The yield extractor
Fundior
Rainy day in Georgia
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Bucking the trend
Unlike most US distributors, Foldes Financial Management has serviced its high-net-worth clients by avoiding the main staples of reverse convertibles and principal-protected notes, with the aim of providing a low-risk and tax-efficient means of managing…
Tapping Tokyo
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Curbing controls
BOCHK's chief risk officer, Alex Cheung, talks to Kathleen Kearney
Martin Fraenkel
Martin Fraenkel, the global head of commodities at Calyon, talks to Katie Holliday about the commodity he values most highly – people
Profile: David Slade
The chairman of the Loan Market Association, also leveraged finance head at CSFB, talks to Matthew Attwood about the path to recovery for the beleaguered loan market
Hold steady
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Legal advice
Legal & General is enjoying success in the retail UK market with its capital-guaranteed bond series. However, as signs emerge that customers are looking beyond the FTSE to emerging markets, the company's product offering could diversify away from vanilla…
The niche hunter
Retail investors in Germany have acquired a taste for sophisticated structured products amid a highly developed and long-established domestic market. But with so many alternative asset classes yet to be tapped, MPC Capital sees unique investment…
Incisive Itau
Banco Itau is one of the few banks in the Brazilian structured products market that is able to structure and distribute both capital-protected funds and synthetic structured notes. The fact that the bank can also hedge most of its products in-house has…
Buoyant bursa
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Spain reigns
BBVA's chief risk officer, José Sevilla Alverez , talks to Rob Davies