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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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Many insurers currently link equity-indexed annuities (EIAs) to well-known equity indices, such as the S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, or Russell 2000. However, some insurers are considering linking their EIAs to volatility control indices instead, such as the S&P 500 Risk Control Index series.
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The Chinese renminbi is increasingly being used for investment purposes via structured notes as opposed to just for hedging and trading, Vincent Craignou, global head of fx and precious metals derivatives at HSBC, told DW in an exclusive interview. “We had RMB for trade. We had RMB for hedging and now an interesting development this year is that we now see RMB for investment too,” Craignou said. “We’ve always seen hedge funds or other institutional investors play the appreciation of the RMB but this year we’re also seeing private clients buying notes to benefit from the appreciation of the RMB.” -
Citigroup has been named the Global Derivatives House Of The Year for 2013. The award was handed out at a packed gala reception hosted by Derivatives Week in London this evening.
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Regulators must create a harmonized, robust derivatives system across domestic borders to avoid a race to the bottom on issues such as margin requirements, according to Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority in London.
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The Financial Conduct Authority has fined JPMorgan GBP137,610,000 (USD220 million) for serious failings relating to its chief investment office’s USD6.2 billion London Whale trading losses, that were sustained last year.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association plans to rival EURIBOR and LIBOR when it rolls out new methodology for the way it calculates the benchmark for interest rate swaps in Q1 2014, according to Edward Ocampo, chairman of ISDA’s benchmark committee.
