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Fairwater Capital hires structured credit head
Fairwater Capital, an alternative investment boutique, has hired Eric de Sangues, formerly of Chenavari Investment Managers, as head of structured credit.
15 Apr 2021 -
Barclays, Deutsche dodge losses thanks to risk transfer market but investors tighten terms
The synthetic risk transfer market helped some of Europe’s biggest banks dodge loan losses last year, with Barclays saving more than £300m and Deutsche at least €150m. But the backdrop last year led to investors taking a tougher line on writing new credit protection, steering clear of pools with limited disclosure and hoping to dodge the most damaged sectors.
01 Mar 2021 -
Ex-Mizuho risk transfer banker lands at Munich Re
Juan-Carlos Martorell, who jointly ran the risk transfer and structured solutions group at Mizuho, and before that, Lazard, has joined Munich Re Markets to work on origination, structuring and risk distribution, according to LinkedIn.
07 Jan 2021 -
Trading equivalence judgments uncertain
The lack of clarity over whether the UK and the EU will clinch a trade deal before the end of the year also makes it harder for those in financial markets to know whether equivalence decisions will be granted for the trading obligations for derivatives (DTO) and shares (STO).
14 Dec 2020 -
MUFG seeks model change in quest for growth
MUFG is overhauling personnel and its business model to try to escape a cycle of low returns, writes David Rothnie.
26 Nov 2020 -
People moves in brief
MSCI picks up Nick Mihic — Algomi co-founder Stuart Taylor joins MUFG — Vinod Vasan changes roles at UBS
26 Nov 2020 -
ESMA: no change to derivs trading rule
As market participants prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, the European Securities and Markets Authority has said it will not change requirements on where derivatives can be traded, even though this could cause problems for UK branches of EU investment firms.
25 Nov 2020 -
Ex-JP Morgan equity derivs banker joins MSCI
MSCI has hired Nick Mihic as head of client coverage for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
24 Nov 2020 -
Gold bugs boosted banks' precious metals desks
As investors sought gold and silver as a hedge against inflation and uncertainty, investment banks with the capabilities to act in these markets benefitted. Some made more than $100m in precious metals in the third quarter, according to Coalition Greenwich.
18 Nov 2020 -
Société Générale to cut 640 jobs
Société Générale said on Monday that planned "adjustments and optimisations" should lead to a net reduction of around 640 posts in France, as it changes its structured products business and mulls altering securities services too.
09 Nov 2020
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