http://www.derivativesweek.comhttp://new.derivativesweek.com©2010 Derivatives Week60Equity TradingThe City of London, which accounts for 43% of the value of over-the-counter derivatives traded globally, is losing out on attracting financial services startups due to industry fears over the outcome of regulation aimed at derivatives and short selling. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2663975/London-Losing-Out-On-New-Biz.htmlWed, 08 Sep 2010 22:18:39 GMTStandard Chartered has hired five senior traders for its Middle Eastern and North African fixed income, currencies and commodities team. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2663861/StanChart-Expands-Middle-East-Biz.htmlWed, 08 Sep 2010 17:36:59 GMTRory Hill, an ex-senior equity derivatives trader at Citadel in London, is set to join Citigroup as a managing director for relative value trading in equity derivatives based in London. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2663059/Ex-Citadel-Trader-To-Join-Citi.htmlTue, 07 Sep 2010 16:52:14 GMTStephane Gaillard, head of commodities derivatives at Natixis in London, has left the firm and joined Nomura as a senior fx flow exotics trader in London. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2663015/Nomura-Hires-Natixis-Trading-Bigwig.htmlTue, 07 Sep 2010 15:38:49 GMTThe International Swaps and Derivatives Association has published a change to the master agreement to deal with the impending 30% U.S. withholding tax on equity derivatives. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2661994/ISDA-Tackles-US-Tax.htmlFri, 03 Sep 2010 17:26:45 GMTDaniel Palmer, the ex-head of global capital markets at HSBC in London and formerly co-head of global capital markets for Asia Pacific at Morgan Stanley, has rejoined the latter firm today in a new role based in London. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2660185/Ex-HSBC-Chief-Palmer-Rejoins-Morgan-Stanley.htmlWed, 01 Sep 2010 14:06:03 GMTInstitutional investor appetite in light exotics such as worst-of and best-of baskets has picked up in recent weeks, according to P.J. Andersson, global head of pan-Asian equity derivative and convertible sales at Citigroup in Hong Kong. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2659913/Asian-Institutions-Buy-Basket-Products.htmlWed, 01 Sep 2010 09:33:23 GMTING Bank has launched five-year, worst-of memory coupon notes that offer a potential 46% return depending on the performance of three underlying indices. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2659649/ING-Launches-Worst-Of-Memory-Notes.htmlTue, 31 Aug 2010 19:45:56 GMTBank of America Merrill Lynch has begun marketing six-year so-called variable coupon notes. http://www.derivativesweek.com/Article/2658557/BofA-Pitches-Variable-Coupon-Equity-Basket.htmlFri, 27 Aug 2010 20:10:02 GMT