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Allianz Global Investors appoints Asia-Pacific head
Allianz Global Investors today appointed Douglas Eu as its chief executive for Asia-Pacific, replacing Bruce Kho, who moves to the newly created position of chairman for Asia-Pacific.
SEC decides not to appeal hedge fund setback
Christopher Cox, the chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, will not appeal against a court decision limiting the regulator's ability to supervise hedge funds.
Merrill hires Shenk in Japan
Merrill Lynch’s prime brokerage operation has hired Scott Shenk to head its Pacific Rim listed futures and options business in Tokyo.
RBS appoints COO for Asia-Pacific
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Mike Kirby as chief operating officer for Asia-Pacific within its global banking and markets (GBM) business.
Gladwin moves to Lehman Brothers
Richard Gladwin has started in his role as global head of foreign exchange at Lehman Brothers in London. The appointment follows a three-month sabbatical since he left his post as head of forex derivatives at Barclays Capital on April 21.
Nymex to offer side-by-side physical trading on CME Globex
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) is to offer its physically delivered energy futures contracts on the CME Globex electronic trading platform during its regular open-outcry trading hours, starting on September 4.
Bursa Malaysia appoints new chief regulatory officer
Bursa Malaysia promoted Devanesan Evanson to chief regulatory officer on August 1, replacing Md Nor Ahmad, who retired after 23 years at the exchange.
Credit Suisse and Glencore International in new metals alliance
Credit Suisse and Glencore International have today announced the formation of a derivatives and structured products trading business in base and precious metals.
Deutsche Bank hires for prime brokerage development
Deutsche Bank has hired Mike Ginelli from Barclays Capital to head its product development for prime brokerage within the bank’s global markets division in New York.
SwapsWire expands technology team
UK electronic confirmation service SwapsWire has recruited a new chief technology officer (CTO) and added four more staff to its technical team.
Goldman Sachs launches first IPD product
Goldman Sachs has launched the first structured product based on the UK Investment Property Databank (IPD).
OMX in five-year deal with Borsa Italiana
Sweden’s OMX, a leading expert in the exchange industry, has sealed a five-year deal to provide information technology operations for Borsa Italiana’s derivatives market (IDEM).
Merrill Lynch hires Pringle in revamp of derivatives team
Merrill Lynch has appointed Michael Pringle as managing director and head of flow derivatives and equity risk in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea).
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FSA closes GLG insider trading case
The UK’s Financial Services Authority today said it has fined hedge fund manager GLG Partners (GLG) and Mr Philippe Jabre, a former managing director of the firm, £750,000 each for market abuse, in a ruling that closes the high-profile insider trading…
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