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Deutsche names new head of Korean trading
Deutsche Bank has named In-Suk Jung as head of trading for the bank’s global markets unit in Korea. He will be responsible for local fixed-income products, including derivatives.
CSFB closes precious metals business
Leading global investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston is to close its London, New York and Sydney precious metals market-making and structured derivatives, clearing and vaulting businesses.
BoA promotes Fall to head of EMEA
Bank of America has promoted William Fall, its head of global risk management, to president for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He replaces Douglas Bowers, who has been based in London for the past eighteen months and is relocating back to the…
Venture capitalist replaces Sandor on Liffe board
The London International Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) has appointed Chinh Chu, senior managing director of private equity at New York-based venture capital firm, The Blackstone Group, to its board. He replaces derivatives veteran, Richard Sandor,…
KWI appoints senior board members
KWI, the London-based supplier of trading and risk management systems for the energy market, has made two board-level appointments as part of an effort to grow its business.
S&P moves to rate hedge fund of funds
International rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has started to develop ratings criteria for securitisations of hedge fund of funds, due to growing interest in the past year from structured finance teams at investment banks.
New CEO for MTS Japan
Fabrizio Lavezzari had been named as the new chief executve of MTS Japan, the electronic platform for Japanese bonds. He replaces William Campbell, who a senior MTS official said had left to pursue other personal and business interests. The official said…
Reuters snares Trott for RTS
International financial information and trading technology provider Reuters has talked former Bank of England chief forex dealer Jim Trott out of retirement to join the firm as strategic and commercial manager for Reuters Treasury Services (RTS).
Risk expert Zakaria takes a top post at Merrill
Merrill Lynch has promoted its corporate head of risk management, Arshad Zakaria, to co-head its corporate and institutional client group (CICG). He will have executive responsibility for global investment banking, debt, equity and securities services…
Canada’s Royal Bank signs up to Algo Credit Evaluator
RBC Dominion Securities (RBC DS) has joined Bank One in conducting beta tests of Algorithmics' Algo Credit Evaluator (ACV), a credit evaluation tool developed by the Toronto-based risk analytics vendor.
OpenLink appoints Findur sales head
Financial and energy trading and risk management software solutions provider OpenLink International has appointed John Lister as sales manager for its Findur treasury system and suite of financial tools. Findur is a fully integrated front-through-back…
Freddie Mac names Sannini as corporate controller
Freddie Mac has made Edmond Sannini a senior vice-president and corporate controller with responsibility for the US mortgage securitisation corporation's accounting and control function.
Donation fuels Cambridge’s research ambitions
William Janeway, vice-chairman at Warburg Pincus, a leading New York private equity firm, has donated $10 million to the University of Cambridge’s Judge Institute business school. The money will fund research into the links between the risk management…
Blewitt exits creditex for BofA
Former creditex chief strategic officer Dik Blewitt has been hired by Bank of America in New York as a managing director in its structured credit products group. Blewitt will structure credit products using credit derivatives for pension funds and…
Cantor names new executives
Cantor Fitzgerald has named new managers to its sister business eSpeed to replace those lost in the World Trade Center tragedy. The broker lost nearly 700 of its 1,000 staff in the tragedy, which has now claimed more than 6,000 lives.
Basel cuts op risk charge benchmark to 12%
Global banking regulators will base their proposed capital charge for operational risk on a 12% benchmark, down from the controversial 20% originally proposed.
Ernst & Young boosts UK credit risk services
Ernst & Young, the international professional services firm, has ramped up its risk management services practice headed by Tim Pagett, by hiring ING Barings’ former global head of risk management infrastructure Robert Endersby.
RBS boosts swaps team
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Benoit Seguret as a senior interest rate swaps trader in its financial markets division.
Mark leaves CIBC to launch consultancy
Robert Mark has resigned as vice chairman and chief risk officer at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Toronto to launch a consulting firm and pursue academic interests, the bank said.
Rolfe & Nolan removes Lodge as CEO
UK derivatives systems vendor Rolfe & Nolan has ousted its chief executive officer, John Lodge, as part of an effort to boost confidence among its customers and shareholders. The company, which has seen its share price plunge over the past two years,…
Biltoo joins CreditTrade
Krishna Biltoo has joined London-based credit derivatives trading platform CreditTrade as its new head of product development.
Patsystems' de Cock ousted from CEO role
Jacques de Cock has stepped down as chief executive officer of London-based trading software company patsystems. David Jones, who was appointed to the board as non-executive director in January 2001, takes over as chief executive. Patsystems said de Cock…
RBS appoints Burtonshaw as head of finance technology
The Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) financial markets division has made Peter Burtonshaw its new head of finance technology with immediate effect.
AFS Group to establish London office
Amsterdam-based interdealer broker AFS Group is establishing a London-based office that will initially focus on offering equity derivatives.