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CBA hires in spot and trading in NY
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has made two new hires in sales and trading in New York.
BAML hires new Russia FICC sales head
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has lured a former Goldman Sachs managing director to strengthen its fixed-income, currencies and commodities (FICC) team in London.
RBC rebuilds sales team, adds FX veteran Baune
Royal Bank of Canada is continuing to bolster its global sales force, with the hire of an industry veteran in London.
BAML hires Vamvakidis as new strategy head for Europe
Athanasios Vamvakidis has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) Global Research, London, as head of European G-10 foreign exchange strategy, reporting globally to David Woo, head of global rates and currencies research in New York.
HSBC wins Schaeffer from BAML in new US options role
HSBC has hired Burt Schaeffer as its North America and Latin America currency options trading chief.
BAML promotes Rolfe as London FX sales chief
Matthew Rolfe has been promoted to head of FX sales to UK corporates at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), following the resignation of Paul Hart earlier this month.
Gorra leaves RBS
Peter Gorra, head of G-11 foreign exchange spot trading for the Americas at Royal Bank of Scotland, has left the bank, according to market sources.
smartTrade launches LiquidityConnect for FX
Liquidity management software vendor smartTrade Technologies has launched LiquidityConnect for FX, it announced on November 2.
Deutsche takes the top spot for FX in Q3
ZURICH & FRANKFURT – Deutsche Bank has proved its FX credentials by being the only bank so far to report higher FX year-on-year revenues for the third quarter, despite lower volatility and tight spreads.
US forex hits sluggish patch
NEW YORK & BOSTON - All US banks reported weak forex revenues in the third quarter this year versus last year, as volatility and volumes dropped.
UBS unites FX and interest rates in new role
LONDON - UBS has appointed Philippe Balland as global head of interest rates and FX quantitative research, a newly created role that unifies interest rates and FX research portfolios.
Savi Asset Management launches in October
LONDON - Proprietary trading company Savi Trading (Savi) will launch a managed account service for FX and equity traders in October under the banner Savi Asset Management (SAM).
BAML continues restructure; evolves to meet regulations
NEW YORK - Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) continues to reorganise its business post-merger and ahead of forthcoming regulations, resulting in management changes in FX and the launch of a futures and derivatives clearing service.
Trading Places, August 23, 2010
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Interview with ex-AIG lynchpin on FX prime brokerage
Nathaniel Litwak, BNP Paribas' head of marketing for FX Prime brokerage for North America, speaks with FX Week reporter Farah Khalique
Deutsche in sales build-up
LONDON - Deutsche Bank has boosted its sales coverage of corporate and institutional clients with eight hires in recent weeks.
Trading Places, August 9, 2010
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MS raids BarCap and Goldman for salespeople
LONDON & NEW YORK – Morgan Stanley is hiring from rivals Barclays Capital (BarCap) and Goldman Sachs in London and New York, respectively.
BarCap expands in American FX sales
TORONTO & SAN FRANCISCO – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has hired two foreign exchange salespeople in North America, according to an internal source.
Trading Places, July 19, 2010
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Lutton and Yi resurface at Nomura
NEW YORK - Chris Lutton and Christina Yi are tipped to resurface at Nomura in New York, according to market sources
Credit Suisse continues Asia build
HONG KONG - Credit Suisse made a significant push to expand its presence in the foreign exchange market in the Asia-Pacific, with six sales hires in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Deutsche loses two in San Fran but gains in New York
SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK - Deutsche Bank has lost two foreign exchange salespeople in San Francisco but gained one in New York, according to market sources.
BAML brings in new head of EMEA FXPB
LONDON – Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has hired Mark McDonnell to head its foreign exchange prime brokerage team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from London, according to an internal memo.