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Icap shuts London weather desk
UK inter-dealer broker Icap has exited the European weather and environmental derivatives market, an Icap spokesman told RiskNews ' sister publication EPRM today. “The European markets for these products are not developing at a large enough rate to…
Totem recruits Johns to head credit derivatives business
Totem Market Valuations, a London-based data valuations provider, has hired Euan Johns to expand its credit derivatives pricing service, which it established around a year ago.
Prebon Yamane's Singapore chairman to retire
John Ng, chairman of brokerage house Prebon Yamane (Singapore), is to retire from the firm following 29 years with the company.
Ex-Putnam CRO Martens joins TIAA-CREF
Erwin Martens, former chief risk officer at Putnam Investments, has joined the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) in the newly created position of executive vice-president forrisk management.
People swaps
Chappel replaces McCarthy as Williams CFO US energy major Williams has hired Donald Chappel (pictured) as senior vice-presidentand chief financial officer (CFO). He succeeds Jack McCarthy, who retired atthe end of 2002 after 10 years as CFO. Before this…
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HSBC recruits global head of currency options
HSBC has hired Matt Desselberger from Deutsche Bank as its global head of currency options. He succeeds Martyn Brush, who will serve in a new position as head of derivatives business management, responsible for the operational side of the derivatives…
JP Morgan Chase hires Asian credit and rates MD
JP Morgan Chase has snatched Kelvin Wong from Deutsche Bank, appointing him as a managing director in the credit and rates business and head of credit sales in Asia ex-Japan.
Gartmore poised to roll out four products in quantitative strategy
Launch of pan-European hedge fund will be followed by Japan, UK and global versions