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Kroeker officially takes over SEC chief accountant role
James Kroeker has been appointed chief accountant at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), after having held the role on an interim basis since January.
Bernanke receives Obama approval for second term
US President Barack Obama has given his support to Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, for a second term as head of the regulator.
Denis Hughes to head New York Fed for rest of 2009
The board of governors of the US Federal Reserve System has chosen Denis Hughes to be chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the remainder of 2009.
Tradition COO to retire
David Pinchin will retire from his position as chief operating officer (COO) for the Swiss brokerage Compagnie Financiere Tradition (CFT) from August 31.
RBS hires head of equity derivatives strategy
RBS Global Banking and Markets has appointed Stephen Einchcomb as head of equity derivatives strategy for Europe and the US.
New co-heads of global foreign exchange options at BoA
Christopher Bae and Thomas Gillie will join Bank of America as managing directors and co-heads of global foreign exchange options in October.
New head of local markets trading at RBS
Jason Richardson has been promoted to head of local markets trading across all asset classes at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).