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There is a growing interest for regionally-based CDO managers, rather than the previous reliance on funds based in Europe or the U.S.

Asset Alliance International, the London-based subsidiary of the New York fund of hedge funds firm, is to provide access to its Eastern European fund via structured notes.

Inter-dealer broker GFI in New York is expanding the range of exotic credit and equity derivatives it is offering.

Dealers are close to agreeing on how to tranche the ABX index, a move they expect will lure in a wave of end users who've been skittish about the lack of standardization.

China's old bankruptcy law, the 1986 Enterprise Insolvency Law (Trial Implementation), was promulgated for trial implementation in 1986 following the start of China's economic reform in 1978.

Saxon Financial, a Canadian investment manager with USD11.7 billion under management, will close its first capital-protected fund at the end of the month and is considering follow-up offerings.

Ritesh Shah has rejoined Goldman Sachs after a brief stint at Primus, the New York-based credit derivative product company.

Fixed-income derivative shops in Hong Kong are anticipating the launch of a 15-year government benchmark bond in the coming months, which is expected to boost trading in longer-dated interest-rate swaps.

Goldman Sachs has hired Peter Mortimer, head of dispersion correlation sales at BNP Paribas in New York.

Goldman Sachs has hired Gail Krietman, managing director in structured products and mortgage sales, from Lehman Brothers in New York.