View from the Markets: Bob Parker

“Outright recession” may be avoided, if oil prices ease, says vice chairman of Credit Suisse Asset Management.
CME Group is confident it has won over enough Nymex members to secure approval of its proposed takeover of the New York energy exchange
Latest sign of high demand for such venues
Private equity groups fight to improve funding
Rivalry grows between the world’s exchanges
Bank expects agreement by fourth quarter

“Outright recession” may be avoided, if oil prices ease, says vice chairman of Credit Suisse Asset Management.
The gradual internationalisation of the FTSE 100 has long been a worry for fund managers trying to match UK pension liabilities with earnings from Kazakh miners

Deregulation and technology are transforming the equity trading industry
European and US regulators should co-operate to ensure futures competition. If tearing down ‘vertical silos’ is to happen, it needs to happen in tandem

Market users appear to be prepared to trade long-term principles and open-market benefits for short-term fee reductions, says Clara Furse