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Dealers tout dividends despite slide
The recent collapse in the value of dividends is a reminder of painful 2008 losses for dealers – but the industry says long positions will make money in any scenario short of catastrophe. Mark Pengelly reports
South African tax ruling may just be stay of execution, brokers warned
Stay of execution?
NYSE Liffe: one pot to rule them all
One pot to rule them all
Draft European clearing rules threaten Eurex business model
Analysts warn Council of the European Union proposals could hurt trading revenues at Eurex, as its owner, Deutsche Börse, pursues merger talks with NYSE Euronext
Swiss Scoach exchange sees October records
Swiss investors look for better yields as listed yield enhancement products reach their highest level this year
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Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Russia to tap Islamic finance to help meet $1 trillion infrastructure bill
Russian corporates and infrastructure companies are increasingly turning to Asia and the Middle East to help meet their financing needs
Exchange proliferation
Regional commodity exchanges are expanding to secure more corporate hedging business and flows from speculators keen to exploit pricing anomalies at a time when volatility is high and bilateral counterparty risk is a major worry. Georgina Lee reports
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