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Seoul-based LG Investment and Securities Co., one of Korea's largest securities houses, is gearing up to offer credit derivatives this year.

--Alan James, inflation-linked strategist at Barclays Capital in London, commenting on the impact of corporates starting to use International Accounting Standards.

Investors willing to add leverage through structured credit products should consider playing the credit derivatives indices.

Lehman Brothers is promoting Timothy Throsby to global head of equity derivatives, from head of equities for Asia-Pacific.

Traders, who had positioned themselves for a further slide in the U.S. dollar at the start of the year, sold implied volatility on the euro/dollar last week after the dollar started to regain strength.

UBS recently hired a team of structurers from Nomura Securities for its equity desk in Tokyo.

The U.K. inflation swaps market may face a shortage of counterparties willing to pay inflation because corporates operating under International Accounting Standards are concerned the instruments will add volatility to their accounts.

Ford and General Motors' access to the bond markets was narrowed further this week when spreads for the two car manufacturing giants widened on news of poor earnings performance last year.

The Georgian government is betting on privatization to keep the state treasury balance in the black, but transparency issues could muddy the process

Most policy-makers agree that something needs to be done to raise more funds for development. However there is little consensus on how to achieve these goals. Emerging Markets looks at the different strategies that are on the table

Jim Wolfensohn has been a remarkable phenomenon to behold, bringing talent, dynamism, intellect, and boundless energy to the World Bank.

Jim Wolfensohn's departure from the World Bank Group engenders a great sense of loss on the part of those of us from the developing world, who have been beneficiaries of his strong passion for development.