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Tullett moves into energy
Market data provider Tullett Prebon Information has named Craig Tee as its first head of global energy and commodities.
Meteor lands in UK market
A new company, Meteor Asset Management, has been set up to distribute structured products in the UK. The company is headed by Graham Devile and Phil Saunders both who previously worked at UK structured products provider, Nvesta. Meteor is targeting the…
Apollo poaches distressed debt team from Credit Suisse
New York-based private equity firm Apollo Management has poached two distressed debt bankers from Credit Suisse’s leveraged finance department.
Deutsche Bank names head of complex risk syndication
Deutsche Bank has named Martin Fisch as head of complex risk syndication, a newly created post in the global markets division.
TXU agrees to record $45 billion buyout
The board of TXU Corp, the Dallas-based energy company, has agreed to a $45 billion takeover by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Texas Pacific Group and Goldman Sachs, the investment bank.
JP Morgan hires head of equity derivatives flow marketing
JP Morgan has hired Adrian Valenzuela as a managing director and head of equity derivatives flow marketing, covering hedge funds and asset management clients, for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
JP Morgan hires EMEA equity marketing head
Adrian Valenzuela will join JP Morgan in London in May, as head of equity derivatives flow marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Wachovia three surface at Dresdner Kleinwort
Three members of Wachovia's equity derivatives sales team have left the US bank to join German rival Dresdner Kleinwort.
Van Stappen joins as Equiduct as COO
Equiduct has appointed Willy Van Stappen as chief operating officer.
Dresdner poaches equity derivatives sales team from Wachovia
Dresdner Kleinwort has hired a team of equity derivatives sales staff from Wachovia to expand its US equity derivatives operation.
Dresdner hires head of distribution
Dresdner Kleinwort, the investment banking arm of Dresdner Bank, has appointed Stefan Guetter as head of global distribution, replacing Garrett Curran, who has become head of global finance.
Russia opens up
Russia is moving ahead with Basel II implementation, with a new industry working group and new regulatory rules. Ellen Davis reports
Event horizon
Rick Cech takes a second look at what makes up operational risk event types, and asks if there is a more advanced way to define them
Dougan chosen to replace group chief at Credit Suisse
Brady Dougan, chief executive of Credit Suisse’s investment banking division, has been appointed successor to Oswald Grübel as the group’s chief executive. Grübel plans to retire at Credit Suisse’s annual general meeting on May 4.
Deutsche hires new wealth management head in Asia
Deutsche Bank has reshuffled its wealth management heads in Singapore following the poaching of Ravi Raju from Citigroup’s wealth management arm.
Deutsche hires new wealth management head in Asia
Deutsche Bank has reshuffled its wealth-management heads in Singapore, following the poaching of Ravi Raju from Citigroup’s wealth-management arm.
JP Morgan hires retail structured products head
JP Morgan is making changes within its equity derivatives division in Asia, as part of a global reorganisation of its derivatives sales force, to create a retail-focused cross-asset-class group.
Ixis AM promotes Masson to head of European sales
Ixis Asset Management Global Associates (Ixis AM) has made Sébastien Masson head of European sales. He will be responsible for managing the Paris-based Europe sales team, which covers Switzerland, Iberians, Skandies, Benelux and Austria. He will report…
JP Morgan hires retail structured products head
JP Morgan is making changes within its equity derivatives division in Asia, as part of a global reorganisation of its derivatives sales force, to create a retail-focused cross-asset-class group.
Barclays Capital hires head of emerging markets
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has appointed Nicholas Moreira as managing director and head of emerging markets equity derivatives trading. Based in London, Moreira will report to Dixit Joshi, head of equity derivatives.