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Forex dealers leave Fimat Chicago
Fimat, the brokerage arm of French investment bank SG, shed four staff from its US dealing team earlier in August, sources close to the company told RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week .
Italy's Abaxbank builds treasury unit with forex options appointment
Milan-based Abaxbank has hired its third new treasury team member this year. The new arrival is Cinzia Lacopone in foreign exchange options.
Bear Stearns snares another CSFB credit derivatives head
US investment bank Bear Stearns has snared another top credit derivatives executive from Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) following its appointment of Mark Davies as global head of credit derivatives in May.
Deutsche forex quant Jacobs follows McGhee to Citi
Deutsche Bank’s former deputy head of foreign exchange products development, Andrew Jacobs, is set to join his old boss, William McGhee, at Citigroup.
Derivatives expert Kim rises another rung at Merrill Lynch
Dow Kim, the Korean-born fixed-income derivatives profit generator at Merrill Lynch, has been named co-head of global markets and investment (GMI) banking at the US investment bank, following the departure of Arshad Zakaria.
Prmia names Ahmad as regional director for Washington DC
The Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (Prmia) has named Syed Ahmad as its first regional director for the association’s newest chapter in Washington DC.
Bank of America strengthens structured credit team
Bank of America (BoA) has hired Sean Rice and Justin Dash as principals within its global structured credit products' marketing and origination team.
JPMC’s Puth to relocate to London
David Puth, global head of forex and commodities at JP Morgan Chase in New York, will transfer to London on August 26.
ANPR maps out US differences on Basel II implementation for banks
WASHINGTON, DC - US regulators are determined to go their own way when it comes to implementing Basel II, according to the government's ANPR, published in mid-July.
CAI adds to emerging markets forex team
Crédit Agricole Indosuez has added to its emerging markets team in South-east Asia.
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Deutsche Bank, which claims in promotional material to possess a foreign exchange options business that is “unsurpassed” by its competitors, has lost its head of foreign exchange products development William McGhee, and his deputy Andrew Jacobs. The pair…
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