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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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Market participants that are found guilty of committing fraud or manipulation in the E.U. could face jail under rules agreed by the European Parliament and E.U. member states today.
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Institutional investors have been tapping significant notionals in U.S. dollar/yen options. During Thursday afternoon New York trading, investors bought over USD1 billion notional options with strikes at JPY105.
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Financial counterparties and non-financial counterparties will be required to delegate risk-management procedures and arrangements to an asset manager who is providing portfolio management services to the counterparty on an agency basis, according to the European Securities and Markets Authority.
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Strategists at BNP Paribas are recommending investors position for spread compression on the iTraxx Main 5/10y, noting that it is trading more than 20 basis points above 2009 and 2010 levels, when the 5y was trading in the 70-80 bps range.
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ING Investment Management International has launched the Frontier Markets Debt Hard Currency fund. The fund invests in debt instruments–including credit defaults swaps– denominated in currencies approved by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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European legislators have failed to reach an agreement over the final text of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, reneging on a prior agreement over commodity exemptions to the definition of a financial instrument in Annex I, Section C (6) of the text.