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Deutsche Bank Securities appoints rates trading head
Tom Hartnett is joining Deutsche Bank Securities as head of core rates trading within the bank’s global rates business.
US Treasury slams terrorism insurance rules
Extension of TRIA dissuading private sector innovation, says Nason
Cannon appointed
Matthew Cannon has been appointed head of Structured Credit Products, Asia-Pacific for HSBC. Cannon moves from the bank’s European offices, where he was responsible for marketing structured credit products in that region. Cannon’s appointment marks an…
GARP adds four directors
The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), an industry body, has appointed four regional directors.
BNP Paribas adds two in FX sales to hedge funds
BNP Paribas has hired Peter Snasdell and Peregrine Hood to its London-based hedge fund sales desk for foreign exchange.
HSBC creates Asia-Pacific structured credit product head
Matthew Cannon, HSBC’s London-based head of structured credit marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has been appointed to a newly created role.
Hedge fund working group to review best practice
A working group of 13 primarily UK-based hedge funds is to review best practice in the industry and examine the possibility of industry-wide standards.
Goldie-Morrison named chief executive of Calyon Americas
Calyon has appointed Duncan Goldie-Morrison as chief executive of Calyon Americas.
UK FSA appoints retail firms head
Sheila Nicoll is the new director of the retail firms division of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Supervisory clampdown
South Korea's financial regulator is cracking down on foreign dealers doing illegal onshore derivatives business, signalling it is taking a tighter grip on the securities market ahead of major rule changes due in 2009. Joe Marsh reports from Seoul
Calyon makes Asian credit and rates hires
Calyon has ramped up its Hong Kong operations by making a number of hires to its credit are interest rate teams. The French bank poached two staff from BNP Paribas for its credit markets and collateralised debt obligation (CDO) team covering Asia…
Barclays Capital hires head of fixed-income modelling
Pawel Lewicki has been appointed to Barclays Capital’s global quantitative analytics group as head of fixed-income modelling.
Perry for Prytania
Malcolm Perry has been appointed chief executive office of Prytania Holdings, the structured finance funds management and software specialist, Perry will be an executive director on the Committee of Prytania Holdings, head of the Executive Committee and…
Indian reserve bank deputy emphasises regulatory role
Rakesh Mohan, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has stressed the importance of central banks’ role in financial regulation.
Fed holds hearing on mortgage regulation
The US Federal Reserve Board is discussing how it can better protect the mortgage market in light of recent difficulties in the industry.
New equity derivatives head leaves Credit Suisse
Jerome Drean, Credit Suisse’s London-based head of European equity derivatives trading, has left the bank.
JP Morgan breaks up currencies and commodities group
JP Morgan is to separate its currencies and commodities businesses.
Legal & General makes two senior hires in fixed income
London-based Legal & General Investment Management (L&G IM) has made two senior appointments to its active fixed-income team.