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People: RBS strategic review alarms senior staff, say recruiters
RBS expected to refocus on core businesses and home markets - investment bank could shrink further; new faces at the SEC; Mahmud takes top forex post at Citi; client execution hires at UBS; Aviva Investors replaces Ikram
Lyxor chair de Dinechin exits with immediate effect
Head of Lyxor Asset Management leaves the group today with immediate effect after more than 20 years at the firm. Lionel Paquin has been named as replacement
Bank of England to lay off up to 100 staff, and other recent job news
Changing hats – March 2014
Centrica hires ex-Hess market risk director
John Wengler joins Centrica Energy as UK-based midstream risk director
People: Deutsche Bank hires Nomura’s Neal for listed derivatives
Deutsche Bank hires Nomura’s Neal for listed derivatives
Fixed income specialist Coherence Capital names senior portfolio manager
Coherence Capital Partners makes senior portfolio manager appointment as Legal & General Investment Management names two to its asset allocation team in tactical asset allocation research and strategy
Former Citi COO John Havens resurfaces at hedge fund Napier Park
John Havens, previously chief operating officer at Citigroup, has joined hedge fund Napier Park as a partner and non-executive chairman
SEC names new chief of enforcement unit
New lead for SEC's complex financial instruments unit
Ex-Deutsche Bank energy traders launch hedge fund
New fund will trade financial transmission rights in US power markets
Massad to replace Gensler as CFTC head, and other recent job moves
Changing hats – December 2013/January 2014
Sants quits Barclays after just 10 months in compliance role
Ex-regulator and head of compliance quits UK bank citing stress
JP Morgan names new divisional CFOs
The US bank appoints David Hudson as global markets CFO, while Mike Santomassimo is named banking and risk CFO
People: UBS beefs up US equity derivatives team
Americas EQD business gets new head and new head of sales; Higgins joins RBS as head of European fixed income; Nomura adds staff across Asia; four equity flow hires at SG CIB
Paulhac leaves CME Group
CME’s head of OTC products and services is expected to take up a senior position at Icap at critical juncture for electronic swaps trading
Credit Suisse poaches RBS's Nelte for Americas role
Credit Suisse hires Nelte for NYC
Yellen nominated for Federal Reserve chair, and other recent job moves
Changing hats – November 2013
Cooke joins HSBC as global head of operational risk
Moves from Barclays Wealth where he was CRO
BAML loses co-head of fixed income
BAML fixed-income co-head departs after 18 years
GLG’s White drops hedge funds to work directly with Man Group’s Manny Roman
GLG’s John White has moved from managing equity hedge funds to work closely with Man chief executive Manny Roman. His existing hedge funds have been handed over to others within GLG to run
PRA losing key op risk staff after just six months
Senior op risk staff set to move into private sector