Bank One casualties emerge
The first casualties from JP Morgan Chase’s upcoming purchase of Bank One – due to complete on July 5 – emerged last week with the news that both the Chicago-based bank’s foreign exchange heads in London are leaving, according to RiskNews’ sister publication, FX Week .
JP Morgan’s spokesperson in London declined to comment last week, but a recruitment consultancy source said both were offered jobs in the new organisation but declined to take them up.
Both Morton and Bowen have been at Bank One for many years. They took on greater responsibility in the bank’s forex business following the departure of then head of foreign exchange, Trevor White two years ago.
The news adds to fears for Bank One forex staff in the takeover by the much larger JP Morgan Chase, which first arose when the merger was announced in January. London had been highlighted as the most vulnerable area within Bank One’s global team, where the size differential between it and JP Morgan Chase, which has based its global forex business there since last August, is at its greatest.
However, David Puth, global head of currencies and commodities at JP Morgan Chase in London, said last week that the integration is going well, with a good combination of people and skill sets. "The client overlap in foreign exchange is minimal, giving us a lot more clients."
The $60 billion deal will create the world’s biggest financial services company after Citigroup.
Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe
You are currently unable to print this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.
You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (point 2.4), printing is limited to a single copy.
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@risk.net
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
You may share this content using our article tools. As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (clause 2.4), an Authorised User may only make one copy of the materials for their own personal use. You must also comply with the restrictions in clause 2.5.
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@risk.net
More on People
People: Masters moves into FNZ, Two Sigma founders step back, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Cardano’s Max Verheijen moves to BasisPoint
Verheijen spent 24 years at the Dutch pension advisory firm
People: SocGen’s Farah replaces Salorio, Deutsche makes credit hire, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Coex Partners hires former Citi head of FX Apac sales
Matt Long joins Coex in Singapore to oversee FX execution and trading strategy for regional clients
Athora CFO exit caps management overhaul
Entire management team at Apollo’s European insurance affiliate has been replaced since 2022
People: New brooms at NatWest and Tradeweb; MUFG splits rates, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Bank of America’s Kris Fador elected FS-ISAC board chair
Industry consortium for cyber security also adds new board directors from Swift, PNC, Truist and CME
People: Barclays’ macro trade reshuffle, UBS board moves, and more
Latest job changes across the industry