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RBS makes credit hires in Asia
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has made two new credit derivatives hires in Asia. Jaeik Oh joins as senior structurer in the credit derivatives structuring and CDOs group in Tokyo, and Mrinal Sharma joins as a graduate trainee in the same group in Hong…
WestLB hires to strengthen credit offering in London
WestLB, the German financial services provider, has appointed three new credit traders in its London office.
Robeco hires structured products veteran
James Ramsay has joined Robeco Investment Management, the US asset management arm of the Netherlands-based Robeco Group, as co-head of US fixed income. The other co-head if Daniel Vandivort.
FSA chief to step down
John Tiner, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has announced he will be stepping down this year after six years at the regulator, more than three of them as chief executive.
Tradition poaches Tullett Prebon’s brokers for emerging market expansion
Interdealer broker Tradition has lured four staff from its competitor Tullett Prebon to expand its emerging markets capabilities in London and Johannesburg.
UK FSA head to step down
John Tiner, chief executive of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA), today said that he will step down in July.
Deal of the year
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FSA chief exec to stand down
John Tiner, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has announced he will be stepping down this year after six years at the regulator, more than three of them as chief executive.
T-Zero names chief operating officer
New York-based credit derivatives trade processing specialist T-Zero has named George Harrington as chief operating officer.
SocGen reorganises capital raising and financing
Société Générale has reorganised its equity and debt operations to create a single capital-raising and financing division.
Merrill Lynch wins Derivatives House of the Year
Merrill Lynch has won Risk magazine’s Derivatives House of the Year award for 2007. Meanwhile, this year’s Energy Derivatives House of the Year award goes to JP Morgan, which talks exclusively to Risk about its acquisition of Amaranth Advisors’ energy…
Blackstone to cover private equity out of Hong Kong
US private equity firm Blackstone Group is expanding its Hong Kong office to cover private equity as well as its existing fund-of-hedge-fund activities in Asia.
State Street hires three directors in Europe
State Street Corporation, the Boston-based financial services provider, has appointed three European directors to its board.
McDonald retires from Bank of New York
Ross McDonald, co-head of derivatives trading for the global markets division of the Bank of New York (BoNY) for the past two years, has retired after 10 years in total with the bank.
BarCap hires in FX structuring
Barclays Capital has appointed Jamil Ghalayini as a director in corporate FX structuring. He is based in London.