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Global volumes of zero coupon inflation swaps executed by pension funds year-to-date were already equal to 2010 levels, as pensions looked to hedge against the risk of rising prices. Pensions were buying the swaps because they could match their liabilities. The zero-coupon swaps, considered the most vanilla, were for durations of 20-30 years. [Interest rate hedging continued to climb 24% quarter-on-quarter, up to USD15.2 billion hedged by pensions by the end of June. For the first quarter of 2011, pensions hedged USD12.2 billion (DI 8/5)]
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—Jean Michel Van Cottem, director in policy, international relations and market infrastructures at the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, on the regulators view of complexity and risk at the 9th annual StructuredRetailProducts.com conference.
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The two Republican commissioners on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, who voted against the block-trade rule approved Thursday, criticized the antiquated credit and interest data used by the agency to develop its measure was troubling and warned it could undermine efforts to boost transparency.
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Citigroup has been named Sophie Lecoq as head of corporate equity derivatives for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Barclays Capital has appointed Deborah Ho to the new position of head of senior relationship manager for Southeast Asia.
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Investment-banking fees have plunged 30% from a year ago to USD8.2 billion, according to Reuters data.