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Dollar/yen implied volatility fell last week after a flurry of trades from speculative accounts that were keeping vol high stopped. -
Structured derivative product flows in Taiwan have been slashed by nearly half because of new restrictions enacted by the Bureau of Monetary Affairs.
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UBS has opened its first branch in China in an attempt to capture part of the burgeoning non-renminbi derivatives market.
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U.K. CDO firms are scurrying to make sure their documents are legally watertight in the wake of the signal by HSH Nordbank last month that it is taking Barclays Bank to court in London over some collateralized debt obligations deals that went sour.
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KfW's Eu4bn sale of shares in Deutsche Telekom on Monday was meant to be one of the highlights of the year for the European equity capital markets. But the deal turned sour as an aggressive auction and a flawed sale of warrants put off investors.
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The co-head of corporate bond trading at Advest Securities in New York has left his post in the wake of the arrest of a former colleague on an array of federal charges including conspiracy to commit commercial bribery.
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Deutsche Asset Management will sell more U.S. and Japanese government bonds if yields on 10-years move below 4% and 1.4% respectively, according to Ian Winship, head of global interest rates in London.
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Charter Communications' paper is creeping higher and is expected to skyrocket if Paul Allen, the controlling shareholder and co-founder of Microsoft, decides for the company to issue equity.
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Huntington Asset Advisors may move 5% of its Short and Intermediate Income Fund from risky corporates to higher-rated corporates or agency debt, according to Bill Doughty, v.p. and senior portfolio manager of the Columbus, Ohio-based firm.
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Advantus Capital Management is looking to plough new cash into high-grade corporate bonds and structured finance assets.
