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Spectron trades first OTC carbon option settled on CCFE
Energy broker Spectron has brokered the first over-the-counter carbon dioxide option settled against the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE)
Citi gets merchant banking licence in Bangladesh
Citi has become the first foreign bank to secure a merchant banking licence in Bangladesh, enabling the US dealer to act as an adviser, underwriter and lead manager in the country’s local capital markets.
Hamich leaves Stoxx to look for opportunities
Lars Hamich is leaving Stoxx, the pan-European index provider, after 11 years with parent company DowJones Indexes. Hamich previously worked for Deutsche Börse as a product manager where he was the Dow Jones representative and developer of the DowJones…
Calyon sets up Asian DCM team and names leveraged finance head
Calyon has named a new Hong Kong-based debt capital markets (DCM) team for Asia excluding Japan, headed by Antoine Gros. The French bank has also appointed a new head of acquisition & leveraged finance for Asia excluding Japan.
BGI hires Prooth as managing director for iShares
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has hired Karen Prooth as managing director and European chief operating officer for iShares, the asset manager’s brand of exchange-traded funds.
BNP Paribas adds Baehr in New York
The New York division of BNP Paribas has expanded its Equity and Derivatives business with the appointment of Andrew Baehr as managing director and senior equity derivatives flow salesperson. Baehr will report to Aaron Ford, head of Americas flow sales…
BarCap builds equity derivatives desk in Tokyo
Barclays Capital has made three recent appointments to its new equity derivatives desk in Tokyo, bringing the team up to four traders and two structurers.
Silvotti joins RBS
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Roberto Silvotti as joint head of exotic credit derivatives to work alongside Vincent Dahinden.
Citi hires oil trader in Singapore
Citi hired Craig Smyth in early September as an oil trader in Singapore, taking the US bank's commodities headcount in Asia to 14.
RBC Capital Markets appoints research heads
RBC Capital Markets has hired Russell Jones as head of fixed income and currencies global research.
BNP rejigs global debt syndicate teams
BNP Paribas has made changes to its New York and London debt syndicate teams.
Ortner arrives at BarCap
William Ortner has joined Barclays Capital as New York-based head of equity product origination for the Americas. He will lead the firm’s equity-linked financing and corporate equity derivatives divisions and report to Craig Orchant, head of corporate…
SocGen creates new regional e-commerce role
Société Générale has added to its fixed-income, currencies and commodities e-commerce team, hiring a new regional head.
Olson and Goldshmidt join RBC in emerging markets
RBC Capital Markets has appointed Eric Olson and Ron Goldshmidt in emerging markets trading.
BNP Paribas appoints senior prop trader
BNP Paribas has appointed Edmund Shing as senior proprietary trader within its equities and derivatives business. Shing will run a sector-based proprietary book and will be based in Paris.
Lloyds TSB makes more derivatives hires
Lloyds TSB has added four senior staff to its London derivatives team.