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Credit Suisse fills gap left by Bennett
Following Jeremy Bennett’s decision to take a sabbatical from his role as head of structuring, co-head of European fixed income and co-head of emerging markets at Credit Suisse, the bank has moved several other senior staff.
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A mid-level playing field
Many banks across Europe are increasingly peddling derivatives to smaller corporate customers, and Lloyds TSB has been as active as any other, expanding its structuring and marketing teams in the UK to reach these mid-level clients. The Lloyds expansion…
Credit market complacency
The structured credit market has come under the scrutiny of regulators fearful that a credit downturn will bring significant systemic risk to the global financial markets. Participants in the credit derivatives market are, for the most part, nonplussed…
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Calyon names Chien as Taiwan capital markets head
Calyon has named Eric Chien as head of capital markets for Taiwan.
Fortis Investments opens Hong Kong office
Fortis Investments has opened a new office in the Fortis Bank Tower in Hong Kong. The CEO of the office is Mark te Riele, who has relocated to Hong Kong after a successful term in Fortis Investments’ Jakarta office. The office will initially employ nine…
New partners at Morrison & Foerster
US law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed two new partners to join its London Capital Markets Group. Peter Green and Jeremy Jennings-Mares both join from rival law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw hires derivatives partner
Law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has appointed a new derivatives and structured securities specialist. Edmund Parker joins the firm as a partner in its London Finance Group.
New president for Nybot
The New York Board of Trade, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has appointed Thomas Farley as president and chief operating officer.
CESR plans to update website
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) is planning to update and enhance its website.
BarCap relocates Ritossa as Asia-Pacific head of rates
Ivan Ritossa will move from London to Singapore on February 1 as head of rates, Asia-Pacific for Barclays Capital, while retaining his role as global head of foreign exchange.