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Risk.net Libor to Sonia – If not now, when? 10 Feb 2021 By Andy Ross, chief executive, CurveGlobal Markets At the end of this year, Libor will cease to exist. It is no longer about getting ready – it’s about being ready. If we think of Libor as an ‘approaching storm’, the potential for disruption is great. If you heard a large storm coming, would you wait until you were in the centre of it to take precautions? It’s no different for futures market participants and their derivativ...

He investigated his own murder: Famed S.F. detective Jack Palladino is dead FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Private Investigator Jack Palladino, August 12, 1982Eric Luse / San Francisco Chronicle 1982Show MoreShow Less 2of5 Investigator Jack Palladino, who carried a camera and not a firearm, built his name taking on high-profile clients.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2000Show MoreShow Less 3of5 Jack Palladino visiting his stepdaughter and step grandkids in Portland after beginning his shift into retireme...

He investigated his own murder: Famed S.F. detective Jack Palladino is dead FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Private Investigator Jack Palladino, August 12, 1982Eric Luse / San Francisco Chronicle 1982Show MoreShow Less 2of8 Investigator Jack Palladino, who carried a camera and not a firearm, built his name taking on high-profile clients.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2000Show MoreShow Less 3of8 4of8 Jack Palladino visiting his stepdaughter and step grandkids in Portland after beginning his shift into ret...

CCTV captures company director punching pregnant partner A court has heard the innocuous reason company director punched his heavily pregnant partner as she fled, and it was all caught on CCTV. Crime by Marcel Baum Premium Content Subscriber only A drunk company owner who "forcefully" punched his heavily pregnant partner on the arm as she was attempting to flee their house, has vowed to stop his violent ways "forever". The 38-year-old Capalaba man, who...

Ali Marpet and His Unique Super Bowl Origin Story The father who worked in the fashion world, the mother who fronted an avant-garde rock band and the football-star son who is both nothing and exactly like them. Author: Feb 2, 2021 The other day when Bill Marpet saw his son, Ali, he was taken aback when he noticed his boy dressed up in a black Polo shirt with a red emblem on the chest. This was far nicer than Ali usually dressed; for most of his life, he had revelled in the art of the hand-me-...

Phil Matier’s Powerful Impact Old School Reporter Leaves SF Chronicle, Stays on Beat Phil Matier, arguably the Bay Area’s most influential reporter over the past four decades, has written his last column for the San Francisco Chronicle. Matier will still shape the Bay Area news scene at ABC7-TV and KCBS Radio, but his departure from daily print journalism merits a look at his legacy. Powerful Political Impact Since teaming with Andy Ross at the former S...

‘R#J’ Film Review: Shakespeare for Social Media? LOL, OK Sundance 2021: Carey Williams’ ambitious attempt to adapt star-crossed lovers to Instagram feels awkward and instantly datedElizabeth Weitzman | January 30, 2021 @ 8:42 PM Last Updated: January 30, 2021 @ 9:17 PM Charles Murphy/Sundance Institute If every generation gets the “Romeo and Juliet” it deserves, well, Gen Z may need to wait a little longer for theirs. It probably won’t be Sundance entry “R#J,” whic...

Shootings in Oakland soar as cuts to Police Department take hold FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 A sideshow raises fumes during a youth-led Juneteenth rally at De Fremery Park in Oakland in 2020.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less 2of2 Patients check into the emergency department at Highland Hospital in Oakland in 2016.Amy Osborne / Special to The Chronicle 2016Show MoreShow Less As disturbing as Oakland’s rising homicide rate is, the numbers tell only part of the story. Oaklan...

Top British stocks for February 2021 More on: Image source: Getty Images. We asked our freelance writers to share the top British stocks they’d buy in the month of February. Here’s what they chose: Kevin Godbold: Computacenter FTSE 250 company Computacenter (LSE: CCC) provides information technology infrastructure services. Over the past decade, the business delivered impressive and steady growth. The trading and financial record shows incremental advances in revenue,...

Risk.net Reaping the benefits of competition 25 Jan 2021 By Andy Ross, chief executive, CurveGlobal Markets My first days back at work after the festive period were spent phoning colleagues and customers to ask them about their outlook for 2021. Despite the challenges, I heard a lot of talk of positives and opportunities. I started the new year with a tsunami of enthusiasm – for the year ahead, CurveGlobal Markets, London Stock Exchange Group and for our collective ability to change the wo...