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Icap Electronic Broking appoints John Nixon as CEO
Interdealer broker Icap has appointed John Nixon as chief executive of its electronic broking division (IEB).
Merrill Lynch reorganises leadership
Gregory Fleming and Ahmass Fakahany, the two newly appointed co-presidents of Merrill Lynch, have begun their tenures by shaking up senior management beneath them.
EDF Trading hires Jasvinder Badyal as senior derivatives trader
EDF Trading, the wholesale energy trading subsidiary of EDF, has appointed Jasvinder Badyal as a senior derivatives trader in its structured derivatives and pricing group.
Deutsche Bank hires Miranda to push into EM prime broking
Deutsche Bank Securities has appointed Luciana Miranda as a managing director in the fixed-income prime brokerage group, within the bank's global markets division.
ABN Amro lists index products in Singapore, poaches from Calyon
ABN Amro will list a new range of equity-linked products on the Singapore Exchange on June 1, says Miles Ashton, head of sales for private investors products, Asia at ABN Amro.
FSF calls for action on hedge funds
FSF makes recommendations on hedge funds
Deutsche Bank continues prime brokerage expansion
Deutsche Bank has appointed five new staff for its prime finance operations worldwide.
Swedish CB head outlines supervision structure
Swedish Central Bank: getting supervision right
Survey finds lack of readiness for Mifid deadline
UK/European banks lagging on Mifid implementation
Dow Kim leaves Merrill Lynch
Dow Kim, New York-based co-head of global markets and investment banking at Merrill Lynch, will leave the bank by the end of the year. According to the company, he plans to establish a multi-strategy private investment firm.
BGC hires first chief financial officer
London-based voice and electronic brokerage BGC Partners has appointed its own chief financial officer for the first time.
Deutsche Bank expands credit trading team in China
Deutsche Bank has expanded its global credit trading team in China, with Jianyi Zhu joining as head of global credit trading for Greater China, along with several other senior hires. All the hires are to newly created positions based in Hong Kong.
Credit Suisse poaches private bankers from UBS in Asia, loses Hong Kong branch manager
Credit Suisse has hired several senior private bankers in the Asia-Pacific region, most of whom are from UBS Wealth Management, but has lost its private banking branch manager in Hong Kong, Enid Yip, who resigned for personal reasons.
Taylor quits JP Morgan, energy group rejigs
Beau Taylor has resigned as JP Morgan’s head of global energy. The precise reason for Taylor’s departure is unknown, but an internal memo seen by RiskNews states that: “Effective immediately, Beau Taylor will be leaving the firm.”