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The board of Euronext NV has appointed an interim CEO following Dominique Cerutti’s resignation announcement on April 22.
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Interest rate derivative trade counts reported to swap data repositories last week increased by 27%, marking the second week in a row of expansion versus the same week in 2014, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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As part of its business expansion into the Americas, the trade repository UnaVista has hired a regulatory, risk and compliance veteran for the firm’s US expansion efforts. -
The Chicago Board Options Exchange is to launch futures and options on the CBOE Volatility Index with weekly expiries.
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Seven banks operating in Singapore are now subject to a framework the Monetary Authority of Singapore has established to determine domestically systemic important banks (D-Sibs).
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Time Warner Cable credit spreads could increase further as M&A speculation grows following a Department of Justice’s antitrust ruling against rival Comcast's merger plans for the company on April 24.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority approved operational status for 10 central counterparties to operate in third countries as part of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
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Lloyds Bank has hired a new head of US FX sales, based in New York.
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The Australian Securities Exchange has joined up with the China Futures Association to expand commodity and interest rate derivative markets in the Pacific through shared training and personnel exchanges.
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Risks of corporate downgrades and lower CDS volumes have pushed investors into carry strategies favouring single name entities and non-directionality.
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Société Générale is planning to expand its coverage of alternate investment funds with its Orchestra multi-asset post-trade service and prime brokerage, having landed one client this week.
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As corporate mergers and acquisitions become increasingly subject to lengthy regulatory reviews, investors have been able to capitalise on greater versatility in options strategies despite higher premiums.
