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Citi has carved out a non-mortgage-related ABS business line called global securitized products.

"I’m nervous but I don’t know what I’m nervous about"

Vietnam’s reforming bank market is learning the lessons of its northern cousin. Foreign banks are lining up to pour money into local banks, hungry for a position in what will be a lucrative, if crowded, domestic market.

"Brazil and Mexico explain Latin America. The rest is beautiful places for a holiday"

In the our last issue in the Islamic finance awards section we incorrectly stated that Dubai International Bank had won the best Islamic bank in the Middle East award. It was in fact Dubai Islamic Bank.

Sarah: "I would just like to check some figures with you, if that’s ok?"

Allan: "Figures, I bet you’ve got a lovely figure"

"The company could run very well without me" -Jim Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies

Recent visitors to BNP Paribas’ London headquarters have been greeted by placards in the entrance hall that urge staff to "Be smart".

Citi has unveiled the management structure of its recently created fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) business unit.

Merrill Lynch has appointed John Crompton as managing director and head of equity capital markets for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Brad Craighead is returning to JPMorgan to run asset-backed origination in Europe. He will report to Oldrich Masek, head of the European securitization product group at the US bank, and will be responsible for the bank’s relationships with issuers.

Dan Zelikow has joined the Inter-American Development Bank as its new chief operating officer.

Sberbank, Russia’s largest savings bank, launched an $8.8 billion equity issue last month.

Colombia’s president, Alvaro Uribe, has appointed Oscar Ivan Zuluaga as his new finance minister following the resignation of Alberto Carrasquilla.

Your average banker’s insatiable thirst for blood is one of the main reasons for the spectacular growth of financial markets in recent years. Now complementary industries are cashing in on this wolf-like appetite for the flesh of the departed.

Peter Epstein has worked out what the hedge fund manager has missing in his/her life.

According to lawyers, the Singapore Stock Exchange has issued an RFP for an adviser to rethink its efforts to attract hedge fund listings.

Last year’s rush by UK pension funds to de-risk, either via interest rate and inflation swap overlays or by switches out of equities and into fixed income, was headline-grabbing. Yield curves remain inverted but the headlines have gone. Roger James finds out why.

The final outcome of a much-rumoured rebranding exercise was not much of a surprise.

Should prime brokers be supervising their hedge fund clients? Yes appears to be the message sent out by New York bankruptcy court judge Burton Lifland.

Posit Now is the latest newcomer to European equities trading venues.

Market expectations of interest rate stability fly in the face of growing signs of inflationary pressure and the likelihood of a move by the Federal Reserve.

M&A, privatizations and the emergence of a new group of investors have helped boost interest and liquidity in the Portuguese equity market. This is tempting some companies to raise capital on the stock exchange. However, some of the biggest potential deals from the government could go elsewhere. Peter Koh reports from Lisbon.

Once the ugly duckling of the FX market, the retail segment is now seen as offering rich pickings from those who position themselves correctly.

Some dealers have already suffered from the widening of spreads on the ABX index. Will the problems spread?

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Many participants in the foreign exchange market were shocked by the sudden departure of nascent trading platform FXMarketSpace’s chief operating officer, Bryan Hunter, on February 12. His exit came just days after he had helped present details of FXMarketSpace to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt with his long-time colleague Rick Sears.

It might be cause for concern rather than enthusiasm when a hedge fund goes for a stock market listing.

The search for yield has resulted in an increase in overseas investment. But according to a recent research note put out by State Street Global Advisors, fund managers might have been lulled into a false sense of security by the low volatility environment.