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Makram Abboud is VTB Capital's chief executive officer, Middle East and Africa and vice-chairman, international. Dan Alderson spoke to him about how the bank is carving out its niche in these regions, which have become a focus for Western banks with the shut out of the Russian loan market in 2014. Abboud also discussed challenges and opportunities in the year ahead and the prospect of VTB issuing its first sukuk. -
Volumes have nearly doubled over the past week in Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) call spreads as investors seek volatility protection, driving options premiums higher.
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The Japanese Securities Clearing Corp has completed the first compression cycle for cleared yen interest rate swaps using TriOptima’s triReduce service, to eliminate notional principal and reduce risk.
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Overall credit default swap notional that was reported to swap data repositories last week increased by 33% from the previous week, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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In October this year, Singapore's DBS completed the acquisition of Société Générale's private banking business in Asia, in what was billed as a complementary deal that would see the DBS franchise strengthened in areas where it previously had little presence. Tan Su Shan, group head of consumer banking and wealth management at DBS, tells Asiamoney that the move fits well with the group's objectives.
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Market participants have been buying put options on the euro against the Swiss franc as potential quantitative easing from the European Central Bank could signal some downward movement in spot on the currency pair, raising speculation over the Swiss National Bank's floor at Sfr1.20.
