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SG CIB names head of capitalraising and financing for Asia excluding Japan
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has named Ashley Wilkins as head of capital-raising and financing for Asia excluding Japan. His responsibilities will involve managing structured finance, hedging and capital market activities for…
NYSE Euronext names van der Does de Willebois acting CFO
NYSE Euronext has appointed Joost van der Does de Willebois, the exchange’s deputy chief financial officer (CFO) and head of the company’s Amsterdam market, to assume the role of acting CFO. In this role he will be based in Amsterdam.
Fortis Bank appoints new chairman
Fortis Bank has appointed Filip Dierckx as its new chairman. He succeeds Herman Verwilst, who has held this position since Fortis Bank was established in 1990.
EDF Trading makes Polish power debut
EDF Trading has completed its first electricity trades in Poland, executed in the spot and forward markets, after obtaining a Polish trading licence.
CME Group Europe boosts sales and marketing
Jeffry Kuijpers has joined CME Group Europe as associate director of sales and marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Custard to lead UBS GAM's global investment solutions
UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) has named Curt Custard as head of its global investment solutions division. Custard joins UBS GAM from Schroders, where he was global head of multi-asset solutions, a position he had held since 2004.
SG CIB adds to Middle East fixed-income team
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has made two appointments within its fixed income, currencies and commodities division to boost Middle Eastern sales coverage while further developing finance products for Islamic investors.
Tullett Prebon shakes up senior management
Interdealer broker Tullett Prebon has appointed Steph Duckworth as chief operating officer for the Americas, and Henry Ann as chief executive officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Both appointments are effective from February 1, 2008.
Lehman appoints commodities head in Asia
Lehman Brothers has hired Arun Murthy as head of commodities trading for Asia.
Icap appoints McClumpha as Asia-Pacific deputy head
Interdealer broker Icap has named Don McClumpha deputy chief executive for the Asia-Pacific region, based in Singapore.
AXA IM names new fixed-income head
Theodora Zemek has joined AXA Investment Managers as global head of fixed income.
Merrill Lynch names new CFO
Nelson Chai has been appointed as Merrill Lynch's chief financial officer.
SG CIB promotes Mianné
Société Générale Corporate and Investment Bank has named Christophe Mianné head of its market activities, covering equity, derivatives, fixed income, currency and commodities.
RBS to subsume ABN Amro wholesale brand
Royal Bank of Scotland, which teamed up with Benelux bancassurer Fortis and Spain’s Santander to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro for €70 billion in October, will do away with the ABN Amro brand in the wholesale banking arena. The merged division will be run in…
Northern Rock’s CEO departs
Adam Applegarth, Northern Rock’s chief executive, has left the bank. He will be replaced by Andy Kuipers, subject to the UK Financial Services Authority’s approval.
Data security buck passed to CEOs, says study
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