Barclays Capital
Japan disaster has broad impact across asset classes
Race to de-risk
Soft commodities are 'a better story than metals and gold'
Known for their high volatility and extreme sensitivity to natural and geopolitical factors, soft commodities are nonetheless being added to the mix of structured products on offer
CFTC urged to raise bar for CCP stress tests
Market participants say CFTC proposals should be more detailed, more prescriptive
Yen interbank funding market calm as government bond yields retrace
The reduced scale of hedge fund carry trade activities compared with previous crises such as the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 has reined in potential increases in the yen libor rate and short-end JGBs.
Barclays Capital reorganises forex structuring heads in Asia, US and Europe
Barclays Capital is moving several of its foreign exchange heads into new roles as it merges two structuring entities.
BarCap index captures systematic alpha from monetary policy
A new index that extracts value from the US dollar and euro yield curves by capturing the momentum in cross-market rate spreads has been launched by Barclays Capital.
People: Wheatley to head new UK regulator
Martin Wheatley will head the Consumer Protection and Markets Authority when it replaces the Financial Services Authority next year
Deutsche and Barclays suspend ETNs
Deutsche and Barclays suspend ETNs
Editorial: Safety First
Editorial: Safety First
Forex structurers prepare for inflation
Preparing for inflation
Industry in flux as electronic trading and risk control comes to the fore
Creative destruction
BarCap’s Brown takes up Asian post
One of Barclays Capital’s most senior European traders, Conor Brown, has relocated to Singapore to head up the bank’s Asian credit trading business.
€100 billion of caja loans could go bad: Bank of Spain
Bank of Spain releases details of savings banks’ exposures to real estate sector, levels of provisions; says reforms have addressed slew of underlying problems
Barclays Capital hires Valenzuela to head equity liquid markets distribution in Asia
Barclays Capital has hired Adrian Valenzuela to to head equities liquid markets distribution, including equity flow derivatives, in Asia.
BarCap launches discount certificate in Singapore as trend for listed products continues
Barclays Capital is about to introduce its fourth physically settled discount certificate to the Singapore market. BarCap first listed the reverse convertibles in Singapore in December last year.
CFTC trade rules will create 'winner's curse'
Analysts at Barclays Capital say block trade reporting rules under Dodd-Frank Act will create additional risk for dealers
International banks to fight over ANZ and Westpac power trading experts
As the Australian power market grows, international investment banks will need to bag the local talent to capitalise on the opportunities presented, say experts
Surge in volatility in markets reminiscent of 1970s, says Barclays Capital
Surge in volatility in markets reminiscent of 1970s, says Barclays Capital
Emerging market commodity intensity set to boom, say analysts
BarCap research analysts forecast commodity intensive GDP for emerging markets for 2011, with strong growth in the base metals sector
Success of online trading poses problems for regulators
Disappearing act
BarCap launches UK retail structured fund
BarCap launches UK retail structured fund
Japanese exporters struggle with strong yen
The yen blues
Energy players expect further market fragmentation
Energy market fragmentation is likely to continue as larger players scale back their activities under Dodd-Frank
BarCap launches Asia-Pacific convertible bonds index
BarCap launches Asia-Pacific convertible bonds index