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Deutsche drops three and takes closer control of equity derivatives trading
Michele Gissi and Roger Naylor have been named by Deutsche Bank as the new co-heads of global equity derivatives, following the departure of Richard Carson, head of global equity derivatives (GED), Nino Kjellman, head of Asia equity derivatives, and…
Nomura takes on ex-Lehman staff
Nomura, the Tokyo-based financial services group, has appointed Thomas Siegmund and Jai Rapal as joint heads of fixed income for Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan. They will both report to Zenji Nakamura, head of global fixed income.
End of the boom?
Canadian oil sands production has grown rapidly in recent years, but are rising project costs and falling oil prices now jeopardising projects? Pauline McCallion investigates
Paul Ezekiel
You don't need to be brain surgeon to be a successful carbon trader, but it helps, Paul Ezekiel, managing director and head of carbon trading at Credit Suisse, tells Pauline McCallion
Trader and equity derivatives heads depart DB
Two senior equity derivatives heads and one equity derivatives trader have left Deutsche Bank after it reported €386 million in losses on its equity prop trading book.
Quant Congress Europe: Regulatory focus to switch to leverage
At the keynote address at the European Quant Congress in London today, Peter Praet, executive director in charge of financial stability at the National Bank of Belgium, said that the Basel II regulatory framework will be revised to look more closely at…
Renewables call for transmission build
Many US states have ambitious renewable energy targets, but billions need to be spent on transmission infrastructure if this new power is to come on line. Susan Arterian Chang looks at the challenges involved in creating the interstate transmission…
Energy sector rivals banking for big bonuses
No longer banking’s poor relation, the energy sector is looking increasingly attractive to job seekers as salaries have increased by 12% and average bonuses have risen by a record 21% in 2008, according to consultancy group GRS.
JP Morgan closes prop positioning unit
JP Morgan is closing its proprietary positioning unit, entailing significant job losses among its 80-strong staff.