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SuperDerivatives recruits online trading head from Credit Suisse
London-based option trading software provider SuperDerivatives has named Moshe Feintuch as head of its new online trading division.
Deutsche Bank adds two to pensions group
Deutsche Bank has added two actuaries to its European insurance and pensions group in London. Paul Stanworth has moved from Royal Bank of Scotland, where he was head of insurance asset and liability management; while Norman Peard is moving from the…
Dresdner Bank names European derivatives sales head
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein has named Marc Michallet as head of its European financial solutions group, based in London.
BarCap opens online structured note trading
Barclays Capital has started offering online trading in equity structured notes to customers worldwide.
European Parliament approves modified draft for Mifid
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the resolution of the Committee of Economic and Monetary Affairs that approves the most recent draft implementation measures for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).
Lipton joins Merrill Lynch to head real estate analytics
Alexander Lipton has joined Merrill Lynch as global head of credit, real estate, structured products analytics.
Cost cutting prompts departures at West LB
German commercial bank West LB is to close its trading operations in London as it transfers more of its business to Düsseldorf. The decision to cut costs has already led to two senior departures at the bank.
China Construction Bank makes top-level appointments
China Construction Bank has appointed Pang Xiusheng as chief financial officer and Zhu Xiaohuang as chief risk officer. The two new positions are part of a major revamp of the bank’s risk management structure, and both will take up their posts…
EC calls for evidence on transparency in bond and non-equity markets
The European Commission (EC) has launched a call for evidence on transparency in bond and non-equity markets. The evidence will be used to determine whether mandatory pre- and post-trade transparency should be introduced throughout the European Union (EU…