Barclays
People: RBS loses global head of FIG
William Fall leaves FIG role at RBS; Deutsche hires London Whale quant; two new directors join Isda board; new clearing role for Wilson at Newedge; Byres to take top job at Apra
Evolution Markets opens Singapore coal desk
Hiemstra to lead new Asian office; EDF Trading hires power traders; Barclays loses head of commodity research; Vitol enters ag commodities; Davies leaves Trayport
People: Credit Suisse equity derivatives head to retire
Min Park to retire
US banks wary of disclosing fair value for structured notes
Correspondence shows several large Wall Street banks expressed reservations to the SEC about enhancing disclosure around their structured products
Changing hats – May 2013
Changing hats – May 2013
FSA announces final plans for Libor reform
Administrator forced to manage conflicts of interest
IWM urges investors to think about risk-adjusted returns
The Institute for Wealth Management uses structured products to give clients peace of mind while allowing them to pursue healthy returns. Yakob Peterseil speaks with Matt Medeiros, founder and CEO, about his investment philosophy
Bank of Japan derivatives purchases threaten already low equity ratio
The BoJ's latest inflation targeting weapon could challenge its balance sheet strength
Barclays appoints chief operations and technology officer
New role created by strategic review
Sommers to leave CFTC
Deutsche Bank appoints commodity co-heads; top analyst leaves Morgan Stanley; Icap Energy appoints in Singapore; Barclays loses energy research head; Huntington Bank launches hedging business
Nordea rules out AMA
Another institution rejects AMA because of lack of clarity in requirements
Changing hats – March 2013
Changing hats – March 2013
RBS fined $612 million for Libor rigging
RBS's head of investment banking arm to step down in wake of findings
Barclays announces departure of senior staff
The bank's finance director and general counsel are to leave
Philippine central bank NDF curbs won’t stop peso appreciation
Attempts by the Philippine central bank to curb increases in the value of the local currency won't work, according to market observers
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
COO at Barclays Wealth leaves following critical report
Andrew Tinney resigns after suppressing unflattering report into Barclays Wealth culture
People: Credit Suisse reshuffles its global pack
Credit Suisse reshuffles the global pack
Asian covered bond market set to take off
Running for covered
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Changing hats – February 2013
Changing hats – February 2013