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SocGen makes key options hire in London
LONDON - Société Générale has hired Tariq Haider in London as head of the options desk, according to market sources.
BarCap loses a further two to UBS
LONDON - UBS is continuing to lure FX staff away from Barclays Capital, with two additions from the UK bank in London.
Trading Places, September 27, 2010
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UBS sources another ex-BarCap talent
UBS is continuing its senior management restructure with the hire of Andrew Kaufmann from Barclays Capital (BarCap) as global head of FX structuring, confirmed an internal bank source.
Vol drops as BoJ intervention proves successful
TOKYO - Yen volatility dropped sharply as intervention by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) last Wednesday (September 15) proved successful, leaving the dollar/yen range-bound into the end of the week.
Morgan Stanley hires trading head in Asia
David Hong has joined Morgan Stanley as a managing director and head of FX and emerging markets trading for Asia, based in Hong Kong.
JP Morgan slashes commodities desks
Fate of other prop desks unclear ahead of enactment of Volcker Rule
Trading Places, September 6, 2010
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Lloyds TSB hires Yates
Lloyds TSB Corporate has hired Sara Yates as sector economist in London, the bank said today (August 25).
Best at FX Bridge
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Stephen Best joined FX Bridge Technologies as chief executive this month.
Trading Places, August 23, 2010
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Trading Places, August 16, 2010
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Banks post sluggish first-half results
LONDON & ZURICH - UK banks followed regional peers by reporting a sharp year-on-year drop in first-half revenues from fixed-income and currencies businesses, which were marred by a falloff in volatility and a retreat from risk.
HSBC in second senior trading hire
LONDON & HONG KONG – HSBC has announced another senior trading hire this week, this time in Hong Kong, confirmed a bank spokesperson.
Trading Places, August 2, 2010
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UBS nabs BarCap trio in e-FX
LONDON - UBS has hired an electronic algorithmic trading team from Barclays Capital (BarCap) in London, according to an internal announcement today (July 27).
Markets brace for stress tests
LONDON – The euro traded firmly ahead of the European bank stress test results last Friday (July 23), despite expectations several banks will fail. But analysts warned the common currency is still a risk asset.
Trading Places, July 19, 2010
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Trading Places, July 12, 2010
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BarCap loses two in vanilla options
LONDON – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has lost two from its vanilla options team in London, the UK bank confirmed.
Trading Places, July 5, 2010
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UBS hires former BarCap sales duo
LONDON – UBS has hired George Athanasopoulos and Richard Longmore in senior sales positions in London, according to internal sources.
BNPP carves out bigger sales team
LONDON & NEW YORK – BNP Paribas (BNPP) has expanded its sales team with a key hire in London and three new starters in New York.
Trading Places, June 21, 2010
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