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BNP Paribas has rehired Emilio Serra, structured credit salesman responsible for Spanish institutions at RBC Capital Markets in London, after one year away from the French firm.
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Avril Pomper, a senior credit sales official at Commerzbank Corporates & Markets in London, has jumped to RBC Capital Markets to manage the Canadian Bank's European fixed-income sales business.
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--Simon Gleeson, partner at Allen & Overy in London, talking about the trend to wrap credit derivatives in mutual fund form.
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Investors pulled the plug on long U.S. dollar positions late last week in response to a sharp depreciation of the greenback against the euro, triggered by a combination of Hurricane Katrina and bearish economic data. -
Credit Suisse First Boston has added two equity derivatives directors for Southeast in Singapore.
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Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein has hired Olivier Charhon, a senior trader at IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank in Paris, as a director in equity exotics trading in London.
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The Committee of European Securities Regulators published a consultation paper March 18 on its draft advice to the European Commission regarding clarification of eligible assets for UCITS funds.
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The growing number of houses throwing money and resources into the Hong Kong structured retail market has resulted in a steep decline in margins, and some firms are anticipating a shakeout next year.
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Credit-default swap protection on Indonesian sovereign debt widened significantly last week because of concern over rising costs driven by fuel price increases.
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Firms in Europe face a host of new suitability reviews for derivatives sold to retail customers under pending sales and advice proposals.
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U.K. insurer Zurich Financial Services is marketing a capital-protected mutual fund product structured by Barclays Capital.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has recently stepped up discussions with regulators in China and India to push through close-out netting regulations which would give greater certainty to the developing derivative markets.
