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UBS $2bn rogue trader in custody

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... alerted police to the US$2 billion losses, potentially rogue trades, of Kweku Adoboli, who worked on its 'Delta One' derivatives desk. UBS has not confirmed exactly how Adoboli incurred the losses but, if the accusation is upheld, it will represent the ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... offerings to be introduced over the coming months that may not be transaction-based," said Hiom. A pipeline of new derivatives products will also be launch in the next few months. Inevitably talk turn to market volatility and how long Elstone believes ...

JP Morgan appoints new head, casts eyes to Japan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... will expand his responsibilities to cover the full financing and market products suite of clearance, securities and derivatives collateral management, she said. He will also cover transition management, foreign exchange and passive currency overlay. ...

Higher US interest rates possible on downgrade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... treasury prices could spark unexpected effects. Treasuries are widely held as collateral in clearing houses for financial derivatives, the Financial Review reports. A drop in prices could cause clearing houses to ask participants to put up more collateral ...

New bond fund targets corporate sector

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... The fixed interest boutique, led by chief investment officer, Bill Bovingdon, invests in fixed interest securities, derivatives and cash, including government, corporate, bank and other bonds. Its largest exposure is currently the Queensland Treasury ...

ASX carbon tax ready and willing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
The strong outlook for carbon derivatives has placed the Australian Securities Exchange in prime position post-carbon tax, according to head of equities strategy, Morningstar. Ross Bird, head of equities strategy, Morningstar, said in his special report ...

BNP Paribas gains Aust banking licence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... Securities Services, Australia and New Zealand. "We will be offering a full execution and clearing service for listed derivatives in conjunction with our corporate and investment banking business. We are also planning to offer equity and cash clearing ...

ANZ employs GBST platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... system. ANZ will use it to increase transparency and control in processing fixed income, treasury, equities and OTC derivatives assets, and also for central reference data management. GBST said that it had a number of new deals in the pipeline to add ...

BBY expands with Stonebridge acquistion

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... coming across from StoneBridge are providing excellent services in equities and options trading, Futures, FX, CFDs and derivatives.' It is expected that StoneBridge teams will join BBY in late July, 2011. BBY is an Australian focused stockbroking, corporate ...

FTSE sees rising demand for after tax index

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... and tax specialists. FTSE and ASFA are also considering index-linked products, such as ETFs, structured products and derivatives based on the index series.