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BNP expands commodity derivatives
BNP Paribas has hired Jose Cogolludo as head of commodity derivatives sales and marketing, the first move in an expansion of its commodity team.
Singapore Exchange hires new head of development
Singapore Exchange has hired Chew Sutat as its new head of development, with effect from June 1. He is currently Standard Chartered’s group head of investment and treasury products for the wealth management business.
Security is being overlooked in Mifid programmes
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Broken joints
Moody's Investors Service's determination to change its rating approach, and its subsequent decision to revise its controversial joint default analysis methodology, has left the agency's reputation in tatters.
New London-based global head of fixed-income for Lehman
Roger Nagioff, who has been appointed global head of fixed-income at Lehman Brothers, will become the bank’s first global head to be posted outside the US.
Dresdner hires two new group heads
Dresdner Kleinwort has created a securitised finance and an investor solutions group, and appointed two new business heads to manage them.
JP Morgan hires structured products marketers for EMEA
JP Morgan has hired Gareth Davies and Mark Dyson as managing director and vice president respectively for its structured solutions group for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Backtesting ain't crashtesting
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"Not just conformance but better performance"
corporate governance
Hi ho, Silver Street Capital!
When Gary Vaughan-Smith and Alex Da Costa rode off into the sunset from ABN Amro last summer, few doubted they would reappear - and now they have galloped back onto the scene by establishing Silver Street Capital in London. David Walker trotted along for…
Momentum overrides fundamentals in CO2 market
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Six of the best - the secret to Hexam's success
Managers at boutique Hexam Capital have vowed Hexam will not have more than six partners, will cap assets at $3bn, and abide by process. David Walker chats with them...
EnTrusting what you know
ENtrust Capital's equities fund has been turning a profit for over eight years by sticking to what it knows best. It's still growing, by the way, as David Walker discovered when he put the following questions to the fund's co-founder, Mark Fife (pictured)
How to make the Atlantic Crossing
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Deriving credit for change
credit risk