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RBS makes high-yield appointment

Royal Bank of Scotland has hired Kevin Connell as vice-president in its high yield capital markets group in London. He will be involved in both corporate and sponsor-related high yield transactions, in which he will provide origination and execution…

Questioning the numbers

Model risk has become a key focus for financial institutions. But how do dealers ensure their models are implemented correctly and that they accurately reflect the risks an institution is running? By Laurence Neville

Five market-makers back CME eurozone inflation futures

Barclays Capital, Ixis Corporate and Investment Bank, Lehman Brothers, Nomura International and the Royal Bank of Scotland have all agreed to become market-makers for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) new eurozone inflation futures contract. The…

IAS 39 pushes Europe back to basics

Eight months after the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), dealers say there has been a discernable impact on the derivatives market, as European firms look to simplify hedging strategies.

European ABS: Will it end in tiers?

As part of a special focus on asset-backed securities, we take a look at the European ABS market. After a prolonged period of spread compression, credit tiering may be making a return to the market, as Alan McNee reports

RBS beefs up equity derivatives distribution

The Royal Bank of Scotland has raided its rivals’ sales desks by hiring three directors in equity derivative sales to cover Germany, Italy and Scandinavia. The move signals the Edinburgh-headquartered bank’s intent on improving its distribution…

Deutsche hires Nam for MBS trading

Keeyeol Nam, formerly a senior vice-president at RBS Greenwich Capital, has joined Deutsche Bank as a director responsible for mortgage derivatives trading.

RBS makes senior rates hire

Royal Bank of Scotland’s financial markets division has appointed Chris Fleming as head of rates flow and liquid products sales.

BGI hires in fixed income ahead of hedge fund launch

Barclays Global Investors (BGI), the San Francisco-based asset management arm of Barclays Bank, has made four hires in its fixed-income department in anticipation of the launch of new long/short fixed-income products fund.

RBS hires five in derivatives sales team

RBS Greenwich Capital, the Connecticut-based fixed income business of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has made five new hires for its North American financial institutions and corporate sales teams.

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