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Linklaters hires Liew as Asian derivatives head
Linklaters in Hong Kong has hired Chin-Chong Liew away from Allen & Overy to head its Asian derivatives operation.
Hong Kong SFC’s Au-Yang to step down
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said its chief operating officer, Peter Au-Yang Cheong-yan, would be leaving next year when his contract expires.
BNP Paribas sets up soft commodites team
BNP Paribas has hired seven ex-Refco employees to build its worldwide presence in the soft futures market, and the Paris-based bank has also become a member of the New York Board of Trade (Nybot).
RBC creates new base metals team
RBC Capital Markets has hired a new base metals team to take advantage of the demand for metal futures and options.
Deutsche Bank restructures credit trading unit
Deutsche Bank has made structural changes to the management of its global credit trading division.
RBS Greenwich Capital poaches McGeehnan for its FX sales team
Royal Bank of Scotland Greenwich Capital has hired Jimmy McGeehnan to bolster its foreign exchange presence among key hedge fund and asset manager clients.
Credaris makes key hires to bolster risk management
London-based credit hedge fund Credaris Portfolio Management has made a number of top-level appointments and promotions to shore up its risk management capabilities.
CME hires Wong to head Asian office
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has hired CF Wong, previously in charge of ABN Amro's Asian futures operation, to head its Asian office in Tokyo.
GFI hires vom Scheidt from Commerzbank
Interdealer broker GFI has hired Kurt vom Scheidt as a foreign exchange product manager in its data and analytics group of in London as FX product manager. Vom Scheidt joins from Commerzbank in London, where he was global head of markets business…
RTS in hiring drive to boost global sales
German electronic trading software vendor RTS Realtime Systems has hired John Dempsey as business development manager in an effort to expand its business worldwide and boost global sales.
eSignal Europe vice-president defects to TT
Steve Stewart, vice-president and general manager of Interactive Data's eSignal division in Europe, has left the vendor to take up a new role at Chicago-based derivatives trading software vendor Trading Technologies in London.
CBOE names Tilly as vice-chairman
The Chicago Board of Exchange has re-appointed Edward Tilly as vice-chairman of the exchange for 2006.
BNP Paribas snaps up West LB trader for high yield expansion
BNP Paribas has appointed ex-West LB credit trader Alvaro Ballesteros as part of its drive to further its growth in the European high yield market.
Making progress
The recovery in Japan’s banking sector means that country’s banks are closer to meeting the minimum capital adequacy requirements of Basel II than was anticipated even 12 months ago. However, challenges remain, particularly with regards to data. By John…
Ex-Reuters executive Byrne joins Calypso
Ken Byrne, former executive vice-president of Reuters in North America, has joined credit derivatives trading software vendor Calypso Technology.
Renaissance lures Becker from ABN Amro
Russian investment bank Renaissance Capital has snared Pier Becker from ABN Amro in Moscow.
Iafe names Boyle as financial engineer of the year
The International Association of Financial Engineers (Iafe) has selected Phelim Boyle as its financial engineer of the year. Boyle, scientific director of the Institute for Quantitative Finance and Insurance at the University of Waterloo, is credited…
McKenzie leaves CME to return to Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has hired Ray McKenzie, previously a director of foreign exchange products at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), as an executive director in its futures business in New York.
BNP Paribas bolsters US equity derivatives team
Greg Hurley has joined BNP Paribas' equity derivatives business in New York, where he will head the single-stock trading team. Hurley moves from Merrill Lynch, also in New York, where he was a director in the bank's global linked equity derivatives group.
Stainton quits Deutsche Bank for Citadel
Mark Stainton is to move from Deutsche Bank in London to the Chicago office of Citadel Investment Group to head Citadel's energy trading group, the hedge fund said.
Calyon hires Quek to run Singapore office
Calyon has hired Winston Quek as its local capital markets manager in Singapore.
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