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Goldstein to head BNP options sales
BNP Paribas has hired Daniel Goldstein to head hedge fund option sales in London.
Bank of America loses credit correlation trading head
Alexandre Bernand, the London-based global head of credit correlation trading at Bank of America, has resigned.
Singapore releases guidelines on risk management practices
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a series of guidelines on risk management practices. The guidelines cover credit risk, market risk, internal controls and the role of an institution’s board of directors and senior management.
FSA slaps £750,000 fine on GLG and its former trader
The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) hit London-based hedge fund, GLG, and its former senior trader, Philippe Jabre, with a fine of £750,000 each on Wednesday for market abuse.
RBS makes high-yield appointment
Royal Bank of Scotland has hired Kevin Connell as vice-president in its high yield capital markets group in London. He will be involved in both corporate and sponsor-related high yield transactions, in which he will provide origination and execution…
BarCap appoints its first commodities head for Asia
Barclays Capital is looking to increase commodity sales in Asia after appointing Russell Norton to be its first-ever head of commodities for the region. He will be based at the bank's commodities trading hub in Singapore.
BoA supplements global forex team
Bank of America (BoA) has beefed up its foreign exchange capabilities during the past month by making a number of new staff hires.
Mutually beneficial: Luxembourg's background gives it a hedge start
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London firm reveals its capital ideas
London & Capital has never shied away from launching products the market wants. Magnus Olsson, head of funds at the London firm explained to David Walker the thinking behind the company's European fund of hedge funds, which won Hedge Funds Review's…
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Uncle Sam is watching You
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Eclectic boutique opens a multifarious box of tricks
FMG Fund Managers has built an unusual mix of single hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, including specialist sector and regional portfolios, says David Walker
Risk and regulation in 2006: a long way to go
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A diversification play
Alternative Investments
The pension counsellor
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