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RBS appoints former Dresdner derivatives head
Matteo Mazzocchi, former global head of equity and credit derivatives at Dresdner Kleinwort, has moved to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Klein returns to Deutsche Asset Management
Frank Klein has joined Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) as its global head of institutional product management and development. He will be based in Frankfurt and report to Roelfien Kuijpers, New York-based global head of institutional business.
Webster Financial expands use of BancWare
Webster expands use of SunGard's BancWare.
Bear hires Sun to lead Asia structured finance team
George Sun has joined Bear Stearns as head of structured credit marketing, Asia, in Hong Kong. He started his new position in March.
Probitas Partners hires new principal
Adam Frieman has joined California-based liquidity and portfolio management services firm Probitas Partners as a principal.
ABN Amro makes loan appointments
Dutch bank ABN Amro has appointed three new staff to its loan syndicate, sales and trading team.
AXA IM appoints UK head
Paris-based Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has appointed Martin Hall as head of Axa IM UK, effective from June. He will be based in London and report to Nathalie Boullefort-Fulconis, global head of sales, marketing and client services at Axa IM.
Eurex to launch UK equity futures
Frankfurt-based derivatives exchange Eurex plans to list 17 sterling-denominated single-stock futures in May.
US employers reduce employee stock options
US companies are reducing stock option plans in favour of other types of compensation, according to Connecticut-based financial research firm Greenwich Associates.
Exchange-traded credit derivatives disappoint
The world’s first exchange-traded credit derivatives, which were listed by Frankfurt-based Eurex on March 27, have posted lacklustre trading volumes, with only one major dealer making markets in them.
FPP expands Ukrainian investment-management team
Fabien Pictet & Partners (FPP), a London-based fund-management company, has recruited Daniel Rutz to head its Ukrainian investment-management team.
RBS appoints credit derivatives structurer
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Marc Freydefont as senior credit derivatives structurer.