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Herzberg joins BTG Pactual to head equity trading
Former JP Morgan equity derivatives head takes post at London office
CIBC appoints wholesale banking co-heads
Canadian bank names Geoff Belsher and Harry Culham as wholesale banking co-heads
BAML names emissions and energy trading head
Nigel Felgate joins BAML as EMEA emissions trading and energy structured products head
Commonwealth Bank of Australia increases Asian rates trading in Singapore
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is expanding the depth of its Asian interest rates market coverage by hiring new staff in Singapore. The bank is also looking into moving some of its commodities traders to the Lion City
CIBC plucks Banjo from Knight Capital
CIBC plucks Banjo from Knight Capital
Deutsche Bank adds to US trading group
Deutsche Bank adds to US trading group
Leahy moves to Nomura
Leahy moves to Nomura
SocGen’s loan group gets Hill start
SocGen’s loan group gets Hill start
Avoca Capital lifts out Liontrust’s credit team
Avoca Capital lifts out Liontrust’s credit team
Isda elects new chairman
Isda elects new chairman
Republicans renew opposition to US consumer finance watchdog
Senate minority vows to block any and all CFPB directors, unless Congress is able to approve the agency's budget
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On the move
Morgan Stanley confirms Hotsuki as CRO
Interim chief risk officer Keishi Hotsuki lands role
CLS names first chief risk officer
Naresh Nagia joins from Genworth to head settlement provider's risk management
Christoph Michel joins Natixis as Asia CRO
Christoph Michel joins French investment bank Natixis as chief risk officer Asia Pacific from CLSA.
GFI Fenics makes four new hires across Asia-Pacific
GFI Fenics, a subsidiary of GFI Group, adds four new members to its commercial team in Asia-Pacific.
Islamic Bank of Asia names O'Connor as new CEO
Toby O’Connor has been appointed the new CEO of the Islamic Bank of Asia
MF Global reinvention continues with new derivatives hires
Brokerage adds to commodity and equity teams, and prepares to close Paris and Zurich offices
People moves
Stephen O’Connor named as new Isda chairman
RBS names Skeet head of FIG
RBS has appointed Tim Skeet as a managing director, financial institutions group, in its debt capital markets division in London
UBS snags Groothaert in Luxembourg Financial Group acquisition
UBS snags Groothaert in Luxembourg Financial Group acquisition
Stephen O'Connor elected new chair of Isda
Morgan Stanley's global head of OTC client clearing takes the helm
Citi names new emerging market equities heads in Hong Kong
Citi has named Richard Heyes as head of Pan-Asia equities and promoted Adrian Faure to head global emerging markets equities