Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse’s Abbasi moves to Asia
Credit Suisse has promoted its head of European securities structured derivative sales, Osama Abbasi, to head global securities for non-Japan Asia and Australia.
Credit Suisse names Varvel CEO of EMEA
Credit Suisse Group has appointed Eric Varvel chief executive officer of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. In this role, he will be based in London and report to Brady Dougan, chief executive of Credit Suisse. Varvel will also become a…
Credit Suisse boosts equity derivatives in Germany
Credit Suisse has appointed Oliver Groeteke, Wolfgang Faust and Dirk Bombe to add to its equity derivatives sales team in Frankfurt. The three new staff arrive from Deutsche Bank, where they worked on the institutional equity derivatives sales desk,…
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Credit Suisse and Citi expect profit losses for Q3
Credit Suisse Group is the latest bank to warn of a third-quarter profit loss. It reported its investment banking and asset management divisions’ profits have been adversely affected by recent market events.
Bear Stearns recruits credit derivatives staff
Bear Stearns has made a number of credit derivatives hires in London.
Credit Suisse expands algorithmic trading business
Credit Suisse has launched its algorithmic trading business, Advanced Execution Services (AES) in seven new markets: Canada’s Venture Exchange, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico and South Africa.
South Korea’s National Pension Service partners with Credit Suisse on risk management
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) today signed a three-year partnership agreement with Credit Suisse that will cover a range of services including asset management, risk management, governance, technology transfer and training.
BNP Paribas takes Credit Suisse equity derivatives team
BNP Paribas has poached a three-strong equity derivatives sales team from Credit Suisse in Frankfurt.
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RenCap takes Dresdner global debt capital markets head
Petri Kivinen, London-based global head of debt capital markets at Dresdner Kleinwort, will join emerging markets investment bank Renaissance Capital in September.
New equity derivatives head leaves Credit Suisse
Jerome Drean, Credit Suisse’s London-based head of European equity derivatives trading, has left the bank.
Credit Suisse poaches private bankers from UBS in Asia, loses Hong Kong branch manager
Credit Suisse has hired several senior private bankers in the Asia-Pacific region, most of whom are from UBS Wealth Management, but has lost its private banking branch manager in Hong Kong, Enid Yip, who resigned for personal reasons.
Credit Suisse hires in equities
Credit Suisse has made a number of new hires in equity derivatives globally, following the bank's formation of a London-based equity derivatives product management group.
DBRS strengthens EMEA structured finance group
Toronto-based ratings agency DBRS has appointed Niclas Sandstrom to its structured finance quantitative group in London. His appointment continues the growth of DBRS’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) team.
Credit Suisse forms new equity products group
Credit Suisse has formed a London-based equity derivatives product management group with Stephane Diederich appointed as head, effective from this week. Diederich will report to Simon Yates, head of global equity derivatives and co-head of European…
Winterthur chief leaves Credit Suisse after one month
Leonhard Fischer, Credit Suisse’s chief executive of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has left the bank after formally joining it for one month.
Dougan chosen to replace group chief at Credit Suisse
Brady Dougan, chief executive of Credit Suisse’s investment banking division, has been appointed successor to Oswald Grübel as the group’s chief executive. Grübel plans to retire at Credit Suisse’s annual general meeting on May 4.
Credit Suisse hires Ryan as head of securities
Michael Ryan, co-head of equities at Goldman Sachs, is joining Credit Suisse later this year as head of securities.
Credit Suisse - Product review
Many commodity-linked products focus on oil at the expense of other underlyings. Credit Suisse's Multi Commodity Note, issued in Switzerland, provides exposure to some less common metals, including lead, zinc and tin
Credit Suisse to retain Winterthur chief executive
Credit Suisse will appoint Leonhard Fischer as chief executive of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Credit Suisse get Vietnam's approval to trade stocks and bonds
Credit Suisse has received approval from the Vietnamese authorities to trade domestic equities and government and corporate bonds, the bank said in a statement released last week.
Hong Kong SFC suspends Credit Suisse prop trader
A convertible bond proprietary trader at Credit Suisse has left the bank after being suspended by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for alleged insider trading.
Credit Suisse hires Toone
Credit Suisse has announced the appointment of Alex Toone as managing director and head of global metal sales for its alliance with Switzerland-based commodities trading group Glencore International.