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Hess leaves Goldman Sachs and returns to Citi
Dirk Hess has joined Citi as a director in the EMEA retail structured products business. Hess will split his time between London and Frankfurt, and be responsible for working across the sales, marketing and new issuance teams to build out Citi's cross…
Financial pricing for the 21st century
Putting a price on assets for which no active market exists is a process mired in complexity and no little controversy. But the pricing models of yesteryear are simply not up to the job. David Patrikarakos looks at the new generation of valuation models…
Danny Davis
Mishcon de Reya's insolvency expert talks about the need for companies to learn to rely less on external funding, and why a UK-style Chapter 11 process isn't necessarily a good idea
It's payback time
If you still wake up in a cold sweat, haunted by the memory of opening your 2008 bonus slip, you're not alone. Credit professionals across the board saw their bonuses slashed last year. But not all banks were forced to scale back their remuneration…
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JP Morgan strengthens business in India
JP Morgan has appointed Kaku Nakhate as vice chairperson of the bank's Indian operations. Nakhate will be responsible for cash equities, equity derivatives and futures and options, while having a supervisory role for the custody business in India. Mumbai…
Johansson departs UBS after 12 months
Jerker Johansson, the chief executive officer of UBS Investment Bank, has resigned from the bank with immediate effect, after just over one year spent with the institution. Johansson will be replaced by two new co-heads from within UBS: Carsten Kengeter…
Sting in the tail
Credit spreads on highly rated names have blown out to levels that are proving irresistible to many buy-and-hold investors such as pension funds. But tail risk in the form of increased default expectations is still a major consideration. Blake Evans…
Stopping the rot
Noises from leading banks that they may be returning to profitability are failing to mask the painful truth that vast quantities of toxic assets are still causing a stink on banks' balance sheets. Credit looks at the various plans being put forward to…
Credit Suisse strengthens private banking in Singapore
Credit Suisse has appointed Lim Eng Guan as managing director and market leader for Singapore in its private banking division. Singapore-based Lim will lead Credit Suisse's local team and aim to strengthen its business in Singapore's domestic private…
Ho hops from Hang Seng to HKMEx
Jimmy Ho, formerly head of structured products and business development in Hang Seng Bank's Treasury division, has been appointed chief operating officer, markets at the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx), and will oversee the marketing, membership…
Jubilee Financial Products adds Elia and Caines
Jubilee Financial Products has added Vito Elia, formerly a managing director and co-head of Italy at Credit Suisse with responsibilities for all distribution to Italy and a member of the bank's European distribution management committee, as a managing…
Cowperthwaite departs Credit Suisse Asia-Pacific
Adam Cowperthwaite, Asia-Pacific head of structured retail products at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong, has left the bank and will take a six-month break from the business. Cowperthwaite and other members of Credit Suisse's equity derivatives team leave the…
BNP Paribas appoints Blotto
BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Stefano Blotto to the Institutional relationship management team for European coverage of institutional accounts. Blotto is based in London and reports to Talbot Stark, global relationship manager…
Trading spreads
Ray Eyles, JP Morgan's CEO for European commodities, a 20-year market veteran, speaks to Roderick Bruce about the bank's continued expansion in commodity markets during challenging times for the banking sector
Marc Mourre
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Energy Risk is talking with industry veterans who have been instrumental in shaping today's energy markets. This month Marc Mourre, managing director and vice-chairman of commodities at Morgan Stanley, talks with Stella…
Rabobank consolidates structured products group with three appointments
Rabobank has made three new appointments in its London-based structured products group. The client structured products (CSP) group has been reorganised to include trading, structuring and engineering of structured products across all asset classes.
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