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Ex-Goldman Sachs vice-chairman to lead hedge funds standards group
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RBS Asset Management appoints O’Neill as head of distribution
RBS Asset Management, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, has appointed Kate O’Neill as head of Distribution, a newly created position in which she will report to Philip Basil, chief executive of RBS Asset Management.
BNP Paribas takes two from Bear Stearns
BNP Paribas has scooped up two new hires from Bear Stearns. Andrew Miller and Adam Brodnicki have been appointed as directors in the French bank’s New York fixed income team, where they will be responsible for FX, rate and structured products for…
BIS chief points to central banks and warns of inflation risk
As the Bank for International Settlements released its annual report today, general manager Malcolm Knight warned that central banks faced a difficult struggle to deal with rising inflation.
Wilson takes over as Dresdner's risk chief
Thomas Wilson has succeeded Otto Steinmetz as chief risk officer of Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt, after Steinmetz retired earlier this month.
BIS chief executive will quit in September
Malcolm Knight, general manager and chief executive of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), will step down at the end of September, ahead of his planned departure in June 2009.
Derivatives Summit: UK shadow minister urges policy reforms
In his keynote address at the Risk Derivatives Summit held in London on June 24, Philip Hammond, Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, and shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said the time has come for a major rethink on monetary policy.
Misra departs Deutsche Bank
Rajeev Misra, Deutsche Bank’s global head of credit and commodities, has left the firm to set up a special opportunities fund, in which the bank is planning to invest.
MF Global names COO for North America
Bernard Dan has joined interdealer broker MF Global as chief operating officer of the company’s North American business.
Bank of England now responsible for financial stability
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SocGen AM departees form new sales team at Caam
Credit Agricole Asset Management (Caam) has made two new structured products sales appointments within its institutional, corporate and distributors international division. Franck du Plessix has been hired for the new role of head of structured product…
Habib parts company with Lehman Brothers
Adam Habib, managing director and head of equity structured retail products at Lehman Brothers in London will leave the bank at the end of this month to pursue his own business interests after reaching a final agreement on Friday June 13.
SG CIB makes two hires for equity derivatives team
Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SG CIB) has hired two staff for its equity derivatives department.
Ivanov appointed Clearing Corp's chief risk officer
The Clearing Corporation (CCorp), Chicago-based provider of clearing services for global exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives, has appointed Stanislav Ivanov as chief risk officer.
Lehman Brothers expands Asia-Pacific corporate sales team
Lehman Brothers has made two senior appointments to its corporate sales team covering the Asia-Pacific region.
Aviva appoints Webber as group chief risk officer
Aviva, the London-based savings, investments and insurance group, has appointed Jim Webber as its group chief risk officer.
Fuhr parts company with Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has disbanded its investment strategies team, which included ETF (exchange traded funds) managing director Deborah Fuhr. The team covered the investment and execution of delta one products, such as ETFs, and was broken up on May 16. Fuhr…
Lecler appointed for alternatives
Olivier Lecler has been appointed chief executive officer of SGAM Alternative Investments, effective June 1, 2008. Lecler joined Société Générale Group in 1996 as Strategic Studies Manager in the Finance and Development Division and in 1999 was appointed…
ETF Securities expands team in Germany, UK and Ireland
ETF Securities has bolstered its sales team by appointing Nigel Longley as Sales Director based in Frankfurt, where he will join Tim Harvey and Michael Geister in covering the German and Austrian markets. Longley will report to Hector McNeil, managing…
Mekhail to head Gatehouse Wealth
Mourad Mekhail has been appointed managing director of Institutional Wealth Management at Gatehouse Bank, the sharia-compliant wholesale investment bank. Mekhail reports directly into Ewa Gracey, Head of Distribution.
Marcus Schüler joins Markit
London-based data provider Markit has appointed Marcus Schüler as managing director in sales and marketing.
Basel Committee consults on liquidity risk management and supervision
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