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Evolution expands into global merchant banking
Evolution Markets Financial Services, a subsidiary of environmental market brokerage Evolution Markets, is set to expand its range of activities across global merchant banking within the environmental, energy and clean energy sectors.
BNP names EM structuring head
BNP Paribas has appointed Vlad Galea as head of emerging markets structuring in Europe within its fixed income institutional client group (ICG).
Deutsche appoints Asia-Pacific global finance and FX structuring head
Deutsche Bank has named Ray Franzi to the newly created role of head of global finance and foreign exchange (FX) structuring for Asia-Pacific.
Lloyds TSB hires in corporate derivatives sales
Lloyds TSB has appointed Luke Walker as a manager in its corporate sales team.
Credit Suisse hires new European equity derivatives head
Yan Assoun has been hired by Credit Suisse as the bank’s new head of European equity derivatives trading.
Credit Suisse adds Assoun
Yan Assoun is joining Credit Suisse as a managing director and head of European Equity Derivatives trading, reporting to Simon Yates, head of global equity derivatives and co-head of European Equities. Assoun will join the bank on November 5 and will be…
Nomura hires Korea head from Goldman
Japanese bank Nomura has appointed DK Shin as head of global markets for Korea, a newly created position that gives him responsibility for business expansion in the Korean market.
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extended for 15 years
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Evolution expands into global merchant banking
Evolution Markets Financial Services, a subsidiary of environmental market brokerage Evolution Markets, is set to expand its range of activities across global merchant banking within the environmental, energy and clean energy sectors.
CIT grows structured business in London
CIT Group, the New York-based commercial and consumer finance provider, has appointed two senior managing directors in its London office.
AIMA names new deputy chief executive
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has named Andrew Baker as its new deputy chief executive.
ECX names new chief executive and chairman
The Amsterdam-based European Climate Exchange has named the former head of LCH.Clearnet, Patrick Burley, as its new chief executive.
New CFTC commissioners confirmed
The US Senate last week approved Jill Sommers and Bart Chilton as commissioners in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Liffe hires business development heads
Liffe, the derivatives subsidiary of Euronext, has appointed two business development directors as a result of the merger between Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange.
Morgan Stanley IM hires Kos to head sovereign arm
Dino Kos has joined Morgan Stanley Investment Management Asia in Hong Kong as head of central banks and sovereign wealth funds.
UBS replaces global head of fixed income
Andre Esteves has been appointed global head of fixed income at UBS after the departure of predecessor Simon Bunce.
Fortis expands commodities teams with UBS hires
Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis is expanding its commodity risk group with the hire of a metals team from UBS.
Bear Stearns president quits
Warren Spector, co-president and co-chief operating officer of Bear Stearns, has become the latest and highest-ranking casualty of the failure of two of the bank's hedge funds.