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Japanese firm plucks banker from UBS
The Americas derivatives community came together in New York to recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements across the industry
The derivatives market gathered in London on Thursday night to celebrate its leading players
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Major Western banks may pull back from Asian derivatives markets because of tougher regulations in China, India and South Korea, which make it prohibitively expensive for some foreign banks.
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The U.K.’s Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has scheduled a hearing for Sept. 26 that will focus on the mis-selling of derivatives to small and medium-size enterprises, with bank and industry officials expected to testify.
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UBS is planning to cut its European investment banking workforce by between 80 and 90, a 17% reduction of the unit that includes merger advisory and equity and debt capital markets as part of its global restructuring.
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Daniel Bystrom, formerly head of equity derivatives trading at MF Global, has teamed up with Neil Boyarsky, executive v.p. of Improved Funding Strategies, to launch by the end of this month Hawksfield Capital, a New York-based equity volatility hedge fund.
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The global investment banking workforce of 500,000 will likely shrink by up to 15% by 2017, while revenue is expected to drop 15% this year, according to Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has appointed Eric Benedict to succeed the departing Michael Armstrong as head of capital markets.