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Outgoing head of the IMF Rodgrido de Rato urges regulators in industrial economies to improve transparency, and argues emerging sovereigns should prepare for large-scale capital outflows, as global market conditions deteriorate
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Babson Capital Babson's structured credit business, run by Matthew Natcharian, oversees credit derivative product company Invicta Credit, which launched this year and sells long-dated protection on credit rated AA and higher. Babson closed its first four-currency collateralized debt obligation late last year and has come on in leaps and bounds since closing Avon Ridge, its first synthetic investment-grade CDO that same year, according to market participants. "They will be managing CDOs in five, 10 years," one predicted, lauding the Boston-based firm's "very deep credit research." The firm, with some USD96 billion under management, distributes globally and markets CDOs throughout Asia and Europe as well as in the U.S.
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Barclays Capital A host of Barclays Capital's credit structures were recognized this year by peers and investors, including a novel Indian-only synthetic collateralized debt obligation and the firm's first constant proportion debt obligation referencing a bespoke portfolio. Barclays was singled out for excelling at ideas, distribution, infrastructure and people--a combination rarely found all in one shop. Investors also cited the firm's quantitative research, static deals, and credit range-accruals. Again this year, investors lauded London-based structuring head Heikki Monkkonen's ingenuity.
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Barclays Capital Barclays Capital lived up to its reputation as an aggressive, innovative player by establishing a fund-linked derivatives team in New York and moving ahead with plans to set up a similar team in Asia. Headed by Richard Ho in London, the U.K. firm impressed the market in June when it completed the first tranche of its alpha-supported private equity notes, linked to the performance of a basket of private equity funds managed by Carlyle Management Co. Barclays also was busy launching a Shariah-compliant hedge fund platform and executing algorithmic strategies for mutual funds.
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The editors of Derivatives Week will determine which firm has earned the top honor for excellence, achievements and leadership out of the following candidates:
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Allen & Overy A&O's continued work with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association allows the law firm to maintain its high profile in the industry. This year, it worked on contingent credit-default swaps and loan CDS documentation for ISDA. A&O is viewed as a global firm with outstanding lawyers and a strong Asian practice. Standout partners include Tom Jones and Paul Cluley in Hong Kong and Ed Murray, Simon Haddock and David Benton in London.
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The editorial staff of Derivatives Week has been scouring the market to identify the buyside and sellside firms that have excelled in a range of distinct asset classes and categories across the global derivatives market. -
Barclays Capital--iPath In the year since BarCap launched the iPath exchange-trade notes, they've attracted more than USD2.6 billion from investors impressed with the instrument's liquidity features--weekly redemption--and choice of underlying--including the iPath MSCI India index. Philippe El-Asmar head of investor solutions, and his New York team have continued to add to the range of underlying this year, with iPath ETNs referencing the Chicago Board Option Exchange's S&P 500 Buywrite index and several other exchange rate-linked notes.
