People
RiskNews
RiskNews
Balancing the capital structure
Cover story
Falling short of the mark
Operational risk
Sizing up the competition
Profile
We've come a long way...
Automated trading
Life, death and structures
Mortality risk
Demanding disclosure
Hedge funds
Going overseas
Profile
BNP strengthens hedge fund forex sales
Farielle Boufaden will join the foreign exchange hedge fund sales desk at BNP Paribas in London from HSBC. She held a similar role for two years at the UK bank with a particular focus on selling derivatives.
Icap names new global head of futures
Icap has hired Kevin Collins as global head of futures in New York. Collins will lead the development of the London-based inter-dealer broker’s US business, and will also drive its existing operations in Europe and Asia.
Dresdner appoints head of retail solutions group
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has appointed Alberto Garcia Elias to head its newly created retail solutions group in London.
BNP Paribas hires head of forex sales
BNP Paribas has hired Clive Banks as head of foreign exchange sales for its European corporate group (ECG).
A consolidating market
Operational risk software vendors say the market is shaping up, but is this view still too optimistic? By Dianne See Morrison
Goodman to head emerging market FX at BoA
Bank of America (BoA) has recruited Lawrence Goodman, formerly a US government economist, to head its global emerging market foreign exchange team.
RBS raids Shinsei to establish leveraged finance business in Tokyo
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has poached an eight-strong team from Shinsei Bank in Tokyo to extend its leveraged finance business into Asia.
RBS names Au as Singapore financial markets head
The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Ka Wing Au as head of financial markets in Singapore, replacing Will Lawton.
BNP Paribas sets up structured forex sales for European banks
BNP Paribas has set up a foreign exchange sales desk in London dedicated to non-reciprocal bank clients in Western Europe. The desk, consisting of two new hires and two internal moves, will focus on structured product sales.
Macquarie’s head of equity markets retires
Ottmar Weiss will retire from his position as head of Macquarie’s equity markets group (EMG) on September 30, a position he has held for five years.
Deutsche Bank strengthens forex structuring unit
Deutsche Bank has hired two foreign exchange structurers to work in its client strategy and solutions (CSS) group in London.
Barclays Capital continues to build equity derivatives unit
Barclays Capital has continued the expansion of its equity derivatives department with the appointments of Ed Ware, Javier Martin and Tetsuo Majima.
New cash CDO head at CSFB
Credit Suisse First Boston has promoted Greg Richter to co-head of its New York cash collateralised debt obligation (CDO) business, part of a wider restructuring of its CDO operations.
JP Morgan boosts currency and commodities business
JP Morgan Chase has hired five vice-presidents for its global currency and commodities unit in London.