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It was equity derivatives that experienced the most activity last week, with the biggest hire coming at Nomura, who have signed Todd Sandoz as global head of equities. Aside from Sandoz’s appointment, it was relocations, rather than new hires and departures, which dominated the equity derivatives market, with a slew of senior officials moving from Asia to London. In credit, ex-Nomura salesman Cactus Raazi joined Tradeweb Markets as head of North America credit. -
Lawyers warned that the regulatory balkanization of financial markets is inevitable and may be irreversible, at the 2013 Annual ISDA Europe Conference in London yesterday.
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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.”
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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.
