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--Karan Chadha, managing director at Washington Square Investment Management in London, on why the firm's long/short synthetic collateralized debt obligation has proved popular and prompted discussions of a second issue.

Terwin Money Management, a Woodland Hills, Calif.-based asset-backed securities collateralized debt obligation manager, is managing its first ABS CDO referencing synthetic collateral.

Calyon is revamping its equity derivatives operation in Asia following a wave of senior departures from the group.

Calyon is road showing a rare hybrid collateralized debt obligation that packages synthetic exposure to credit and commodities.

Issuance of synthetic collateralized debt obligations is tipped to balloon in Europe in the coming weeks as recent spread widening in the CDS index markets means structured deals can now meet target return levels.

Citigroup's Glenn Hodgeman, head of credit trading for Australia and New Zealand in Sydney, is transferring to Hong Kong.

Deutsche Bank has reeled in Rex Ma, head of rate structuring at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong.

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein is rolling out its novel equity volatility notes in the U.S.

Credit-default swap players reacted to continued volatility in equity markets this week by buying and selling protection on the iTraxx credit indices suite.

Equity volatility in Australia has shot up in recent weeks to the highest level in years following heavy trading in the hot resources sector.

Several global 10-year synthetic collateralized debt obligations referencing Japanese credits have come to the market and are driving a pickup in credit-default swap activity.