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State Street launches 12 ETFs in Switzerland
State Street launches 12 ETFs in Switzerland
Bank of Korea wrong-foots market with rate hold; questions raised on anti-inflation stance and bank NPLs
The Bank of Korea held interest rates yesterday in a surprise move which caught fixed-income traders who had factored in a 25-basis point rise by surprise. The move questions Korea’s efforts to tackle inflation and raises concerns that the central bank…
Industry in flux as electronic trading and risk control comes to the fore
Creative destruction
Swedish market sees big spike in turnover
Turnover in Sweden hits new highs
Daiwa appoints fixed income sales head
Daiwa appoints fixed income sales head
Commerzbank adds Asia fixed income sales head
Commerzbank adds Asia fixed income sales head
Market maturity keeps German structured products on track
A mature performance
Certificates lift Nordic Growth Market trading activity to record highs
The Nordic Growth Market in Sweden has reported record high turnover in November for the fourth consecutive month.
Skandia unveils protected Shield fund
Skandia unveils protected Shield fund
On the move
On the move
Stabilisation funds could become big beasts in bonds
Stabilisation funds could become big beasts in bonds
Best in the Nordic region
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Deutsches Risk Rankings 2010: Deutsche Bank top again
Confusion, then clarity
Commerzbank builds FX globally
Commerzbank has made key hires in sales and trading across Asia, Europe and the US as it strengthens its global FX business, the bank said on August 25.
Tocom relaxes market rules to ease foreign trade
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange has eased rules for foreign commodity brokers wanting to trade on its platform in a move that is expected to boost volumes, Katie Holliday reports
Lee reappears at Deutsche Bank as head of GMIP and db-X, Asia
Chris Lee has taken over global market investment products and the db-x division in Asia for Deutsche Bank. Formerly head of the structured products group at UBS, Lee started at Deutsche in the last week of June.
CDS spreads tighten across the eurozone for sovereigns, banks and non-financial companies
Tightening continues on eurozone CDS spreads in a sign of improving market confidence
European oil refineries profitability to drop off
European oil refineries have little chance of making profits for companies over the next two years, despite the sector’s first quarter burst of profitability, say industry analysts.
Commerzbank latest firm caught out by FSA for transaction reporting failures
Commerzbank has been fined £595,000 for failing to provide accurate and timely transaction reports
Bonuses fail to match expectations
Bonus speculation is now over as the banks pay out, with the exception of Royal Bank of Scotland, which will not pay bonuses until June.
Hedge funds will return to energy markets in H2
Energy hedge fund investors will return to the market in the second half of the year, as these investment managers see prices rise towards the end of 2010, say analysts.