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Investigators step up pressure on rating agencies
Criminal investigators and regulators in the US have increased the pressure on credit rating agencies, saying they were "central" to the subprime crisis.
BoA institutional equities sales head leaves
Dean Curnutt, New York-based head of institutional equity derivatives sales at Bank of America, has left the bank.
IT firms report widespread data risks
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Ex-quant replaces Nagioff as Lehman fixed-income chief
Andrew Morton has been named Lehman Brothers’ new global head of fixed income, following the announcement of Roger Nagioff’s departure on February 5. Nagioff became Lehman’s first global head to be posted outside the US in May 2007.
SGCIB names new derivatives sales chiefs
Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB) named several new senior managers in its global equities and derivatives division today, continuing the reshuffle that started after the discovery of the bank's €4.9 billion rogue-trading losses…
CFTC names new global markets chief
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), based in Washington, DC, has appointed Jill Sommers as chairman of its Global Markets Advisory Committee. She takes over from acting chairman Walter Lukken, who has chaired this committee since October…
IACPM names new board
The New York-based International Association of Credit Portfolio Managers (IACPM) has elected Société Générale’s Allan Yarish as its chairman, with Neville Mallard, of ANZ, as his deputy. JP Morgan’s Donald Noe is the new treasurer. Each will hold their…
Dawnay Day Quantum appoints Alistair Hewit as Product Manager
Investment manager Dawnay Day Quantum has appointed Alistair Hewit as product manager. Hewit is responsible for the development of new structured investments and mutual funds. His role also entails managing the existing fund range.
Evolution Launches Freight Brokerage Division
Evolution Markets has launched a freight brokerage division, providing brokerage and structured transaction services to global ocean freight markets.
BNP in trading shake-up
BNP Paribas has moved its global head of interest rate and foreign exchange trading, Guillaume Amblard, to a new position as global head of fixed-income trading.
PDIG appoints new chairman
The London-based Property Derivatives Interest Group (PDIG) has appointed Nick Scarles as its new chairman.
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Salt of the earth - Macquarie seeks, and finds, alpha returns from commodities
Macquarie has an enviable experience in the commodities and softs markets both trading and structuring products, so it was only logical it has put this to work in a hedge fund format, writes David Walker
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Halbis enjoys the best of both worlds
Halbis's fund offerings are as broad as they are interesting, writes David Walker
Far-sighted foresight
Stenham has got key decisions right, at the right time in the past, about the future, so David Walker asked Harry Wulfsohn about what the future now holds for the FoHF group
From alpha to beta
Michael Azlen, founder of Frontier Capital Management, explains to David Walker why he is no alpha fan
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