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Execution appoints Tranter head of derivatives
Nick Tranter joined equities broker Execution on August 3 as head of derivatives, a new role intended to develop the firm's institutional and hedge fund derivatives business .
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Ice Clear Europe launches CDS clearing
Ice Clear Europe, the facility set up by Atlanta-based central counterparty (CCP) IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) for the clearing of European credit default swaps (CDS), has obtained regulatory approval and started clearing operations.
New head for CME's proposed European clearing house
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has named Andrew Lamb as chief executive of its European clearing house, CME Clearing Europe, subject to regulatory approval of the venture.
Credit Suisse builds up commodity indexing business with three hires
Credit Suisse has made three new hires in its commodities business, including Dan Raab, who formerly looked after the global development of American International Group's (AIG) commodity index. The bank has tapped Merrill Lynch for the remaining hires,…
Cooksey to manage UK government's stakes in banks
David Cooksey will join UK Financial Investments (UKFI), the company set up to manage the government's stakes in UK banks, as chairman on August 1.
BarCap expands Asia forex team
Barclays Capital has made a number of new hires for its Asian foreign exchange business, including Ivan Ferraroni as head of forex bank sales for the Asia-Pacific region.