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Aligning Basel II operational risk and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 projects
While SOX 404 and Basel II create different challenges for operational risk managers, Nick Bolton and Judson Berkey suggest there is real value in combining the efforts.
OM appoints Asia-Pacific head
OM Technology has appointed Paul Bennett as president for the Asia-Pacific region, reports RiskNews' sister publication, Dealing With Technology .
BNP hires in commodity derivatives, following departures
French bank BNP Paribas has made four appointments in its commodity derivatives business, following the departure of two senior members of its team last month.
BNP hires in commodity derivatives, following departures
French bank BNP Paribas has made four hires in its commodity derivatives business, following the departure of two senior members of its team last month. In early May Dutch bank ABN Amro hired Wayne Harburn, BNP’s former head of European energy trading,…
Merrill boss adds ex-colleagues
Merrill Lynch's new global foreign exchange chief, Stephen Kemp, has hired three former colleagues from Morgan Stanley, the bank he left last April to join Merrill, reports RiskNews' sister publication, FX Week .
BNP Paribas hires forex derivatives trader
Carl Nabar has joined French bank BNP Paribas in New York as a senior foreign exchange derivatives trader.
Deutsche snaps up former Barclays credit research analysts
Gary Jenkins and Jim Reid, who both recently left Barclays Capital, are to join Deutsche Bank in London. Jenkins will become European head of credit research and fundamental strategy, with Reid joining him as a European credit strategist. Reid will start…
Voser returns to Shell from ABB
Troubled energy major Royal Dutch/Shell has appointed Peter Voser as director of its Shell Transport and Trading Company subsidiary and as group managing director and director of finance of the Royal Dutch/Shell group.
Barclays Capital hires five in the Americas
London-based Barclays Capital has made five appointments to its corporate risk management and derivatives group.
California grid operator names interim CEO
The California independent system operator (Cal ISO) has hired Marcie Edwards as interim chief executive, while it seeks a permanent replacement for Terry Winter who resigned on June 1.
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Zapping bad trades or just knowing about them when they occur is a high priority at UBS Investment Bank.
DrKW creates Nordic derivatives marketing team
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) has made three appointments to form a new Nordic financial institutions derivatives marketing team in London. The team will market the bank’s full range of derivatives products across asset classes to clients in the…