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Deal of the year
In this special report, Energy Risk takes a look at some of the most interesting and innovative deals conducted in the energy arena over the last few months
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.
SocGen reshuffles executives
Société Générale has overhauled its corporate and investment bank’s executive committee, and reorganised its divisions.
ABN Amro appoints leveraged finance heads for Asia and Spain
In a move to ramp up its leveraged finance business in Asia and Europe, ABN Amro today appointed Chi-Chi Chain as head of leveraged finance in Asia, and Inigo Heredia as head of leveraged finance in Spain.
Deutsche Bank bolsters equity prime brokerage
Deutsche Bank has named Barry Bausano as co-head of equity prime brokerage, along with Jonathan Hitchon.
Editorial comment: SG revamps Americas business
January is traditonally the month of abstinence following over indulgence during the holiday season. Plugging into the public's new found desire to lead a healthy lifetsyle celebrities, at least in UK and US, are quick to launch keep fit videos. French…
EC launches new vision for energy policy
The European Commission has today proposed a new energy policy for Europe that focuses on fighting climate change and making Europe’s internal energy market more competitive.
Eurex appoints director of US office
Eurex, the Frankfurt-based derivatives exchange, has named Heike Eckert as director of its US representative office.