Goldman Sachs loses Asia sales head in Hong Kong
Peadar Ward, managing director in the macro asset sales business at Goldman Sachs, has left the bank in Hong Kong. His plans are not yet known.
Ward moved to Hong Kong in 2007, when he was head of foreign exchange sales for Asia and the bank relocated its Asia ex-Japan FX business from Tokyo. He was originally based in London and had moved to Tokyo in 2006. At the time, Ward reported to Peter Tomozawa, global head of FX sales in New York.
Meanwhile, Babak Eftekhari, head of emerging markets FX
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