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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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Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Korea are launching a Malaysia-Korea currency swap-financed settlement facility on which up to RM15 billion or W5 trillion will be made available for swap settlements between firms from both countries using their respective currencies. It will go live in June. -
Policymakers around the world have enacted new rules and legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank Act in the United States, European Market Infrastructure Regulation and Basel III, to increase market stability and resiliency, enhance transparency and reduce risk in markets. A wide range of industry initiatives are also being designed, impacting the management, mobilisation and transformation of collateral. Often viewed as both a solution to and a trigger of massive financial losses that occurred as a result of the financial crisis of 2008, navigating how collateral is effectively managed by the industry is a topic of great interest under a new regulatory and evolving market environment.
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Blythe Masters will receive the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Global Derivatives Awards ceremony on September 18, 2014, in London. Masters, who was chosen for the award by senior buyside and sellside officials, will be honoured for her role in the development of the derivatives markets in a number of positions at JP Morgan, as well as for her contribution to strengthening the financial markets during her time as chairman of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The Global Derivatives Awards honour the people, companies and deals that made an impact on the global derivatives market during the last 12 months globally. The full list of award categories and nominees can be accessed at www.globalcapital.com/derivatives/global-derivatives-awards.
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Vicente Pons, the former head of fixed income trading and derivatives at Renaissance Capital in London, has set up Frontera Capital, a boutique firm focused on frontier markets.
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Call options on the S&P 500 have plunged to their cheapest level in over 12 months, following consistent declines in volatility levels last week.
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Assets under management in the Absolute Insight Emerging Market Debt Fund have grown to more than $1 billion, driven by a spike in investor interest in absolute return strategies in emerging market debt over the last 12 months. The fund invests in credit default swaps, bonds, interest rates and currencies, among other instruments, in an attempt to provide uncorrelated and risk adjusted returns by targeting attractive opportunities in EM debt.
