David Rouch, Partner, and Katherine Smith, Associate, of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, examine the new UCITS regime. Open heart surge

XL Capital Assurance Inc. has appointed Sohail Rasul as head of its Structured Investment Products (SIP) group, underscoring XLCA’s focus on CDO products.   XL Capital Assurance Inc. is a triple-A rated financial guarantee insurance company. Rasul, who will relocate to New York from XLCA’s London office, has led XLCA’s CDO business in Europe since joining the company in 2001.   He previously spent 13 years as a vice president in capital markets for J.P. Morgan, where, in his last position, he originated and structured asset-backed structured finance transactions. He also spent several years in J.P. Morgan’s credit business, primarily

Veritas Asset Management has appointed John Campbell as the company’s new Marketing and Sales Director.