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--Michael Zupon, managing director and head of leveraged finance at The Carlyle Group, about a new investor database the firm is getting ready to launch.

Dominion Bond Rating Service's announcement last week that it would adopt a "careful and measured approach" to constant proportion debt obligations until it becomes more comfortable with the product has irritated credit structurers looking to place deals in Canada.

OJSC Bank ZENIT, a Moscow-based fixed-income asset manager, is managing its first collateralized debt obligation.

One-week implied volatility on the euro versus the U.S. dollar fell last week to 7.5% from around 9% as the dollar recovered from its stumble in the past month.

The launch of standardized tranches on the synthetic ABX index are expected to prompt participants to switch from buying protection on the whole index to placing more customized views.

--Gary Compton, spokesman for the Chicago Board Options Exchange, commenting on the significance of the Securities and Exchange Commision's approval of new CBOE portfolio margin rules.

Over-the-counter equity derivative officials last week were buzzing about a Securities and Exchange Commission move that could boost non-listed derivatives usage.

ABN AMRO in London is gearing up to launch an equity volatility fund for retail investors which will go to the Street on a regular basis to ensure it gets best market prices for its underlying assets.

Calyon has hired David Perry, director and head of synthetic structuring for the Americas in New York, from Barclays Capital.

The launch of credit derivative product companies in the New Year is expected to shift the demand for synthetic risk up the capital structure.

Citigroup in London is establishing a group to create structured investments linked to fixed-income assets for retail clients.

Spreads on the iTraxx Crossover index broke through a downside barrier last week to set new series tights.