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Bear Stearns snares another top credit derivatives executive
Bear Stearns has made another senior hire in its rapidly expanding credit derivatives department. Alex Reyfman will join the US investment bank in New York as managing director and head of credit derivatives research.
Wachovia hires institutional foreign exchange dealers
Wachovia Bank has hired two institutional foreign exchange dealers in London, as part of a global drive to increase its institutional forex business.
ABN Amro continues derivatives build-up
ABN Amro has hired two foreign exchange derivatives marketing managers in the latest stage of its ongoing derivatives business expansion.
US merger brings uncertain future for BoA/ Fleet FX staff
Bank of America’s (BoA) $47 billion purchase of FleetBoston Financial should bolster its regional US coverage in foreign exchange. But an overlap in jobs is unavoidable with a bank the size of BoA, analysts told RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week ,…
Continuous-linked settlement - The Asian connection
Several Asian banks are already using continuous-linked settlement to reduce foreign exchange risk, but with more Asian currencies set to be added over the next year, the number of users looks set to rise further.
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