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BNP Paribas adds six to New York equity and derivatives team
BNP Paribas has hired six new traders - five from Nomura Securities - for its New York- based equity and derivatives trading business.
Execution across Nomura's new platform reaches $500 million
Nomura International says it has executed more than $500 million worth of structured transactions across Altrus, its new equity derivatives trading platform.
Merrill Lynch loses two equity derivatives staff in Hong Kong
Merrill Lynch has lost John Robson, a managing director responsible for the bank’s Asia-Pacific structured products business, to Nomura, where he will head the firm’s equity derivatives sales effort in Asia.
Nomura makes Hong Kong derivatives appointment
Nomura International has hired Alan Mak as head of structuring and marketing for Asia-Pacific derivatives.
Nomura continues equity derivatives build-up
Nomura, the Japanese securities firm, has continued its drive to create a strong European equity derivatives department, by unveiling a number of new hires.
BNP makes European fixed-income hires
French banking group BNP Paribas has announced two appointments in its fixed-income business servicing German, Austrian and Swiss corporates.
Nomura hires head of pass-through desk
Nomura Securities International has hired Peter Leonard to head the pass-through trading desk that trades mortgage-backed securities. He will also trade the 30-year conventional position.
Nomura builds up international credit group
Nomura International has made eight new appointments in London, New York and Hong Kong for its global credit group, which specialises in structured credit products and trading. The additions come as Nomura seeks to expand this particular business line in…
Highland hires to support move into credit-sensitive structured products
Highland Financial Holdings, a $650 million hedge fund manager in New York, has hired Dean Smith as senior vice-president to oversee the fund's expansion to credit risk products.
Nomura analyst sceptical about Nera’s ratings study
Research by National Economic Research Associates' (Nera) economic consulting division comparing different rating agencies’ rating processes has been described as “disappointingly inconclusive” by Mark Adelson, a New York-based securitisation and asset…
Nomura taps retail market with Japan fund of funds
Nomura Securities has begun distributing its first Japanese fund-of-hedge-funds product targeted at Japanese retail investors. Called Nomura Japan Stock Market Neutral Fund 03-05, the fund invests in four underlying Japan-focused market-neutral funds.
Deutsche hires Letica to head agency CMO trading
Deutsche Bank has hired Nicholas Letica as head of agency collateralised mortgage obligation (CMO) trading.
Nomura victory sets precedent for credit derivatives delivery
A landmark ruling, favouring Nomura over Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), in London yesterday will set a clear precedent for the credit derivatives market, the Japanese investment bank said. Nomura challenged CSFB on the deliverability of convertible…
ABN Amro launches Asian absolute return group
ABN Amro has hired Richard Johnson and David Kwan as directors to create a new Asian absolute return strategy group in Hong Kong.
Nomura adds to capital markets business
Nomura International has made a number of new hires to its capital markets business, in a move to leverage its position in the yen markets. Nomura also says the new hires should broaden the origination capabilities of its fixed-income business.
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