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BNP Paribas continues sales build
BNP Paribas is continuing to build up its sales coverage with two hires in London, the bank confirmed.
Citi taps Treadwell to lead derivatives clearing in Asia
Citi prime finance Asia-Pacific is building up a derivatives clearing team in response to moves by regulators to improve supervision of over-the-counter clearing services
Goldman Sachs appoints Lubke as chief regulatory reform officer
Theo Lubke calls time on 15-year stint with New York Fed to join Goldman Sachs.
RBS appoints new head of North America trading
Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed a new head of North America trading for G-11 spot foreign exchange.
Trading Places, December 13, 2010
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Martin Wheatley leaving the HK SFC next year
The SFC's first chief executive, Martin Wheatley, will leave the commission in the middle of next year.
Rabobank strengthens Asia desk with key hire
The Dutch bank has boosted its Hong Kong desk with the appointment of Jason Keg as head of FX and emerging markets, Asia, trading and sales.
StanChart boosts financial institutions coverage
Standard Chartered has made a key hire from JP Morgan in Asia as it looks to boost its financial institutions sales coverage in South and Southeast Asia.
Rouble expert returns to Icap
Icap reappoints former director as the new managing director of its rouble business in London.
UBS restructures European forex sales
UBS has strengthened its sales offering with a key hire amid an overhaul of its European sales structure.
Trading Places, December 6, 2010
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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.
Former Icap director resurfaces
Simon Williams, former FX sales director at Icap, has re-emerged at VTB Capital's fixed-income sales desk in London.
BarCap loses emerging markets chief in New York
Barclays Capital has lost its emerging markets trading chief in the US, amid speculation of a replacement.
Trading Places, November 29, 2010
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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.
Pinto returns to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs continues to build in electronic commerce sales in New York.
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.
Trading Places, November 22, 2010
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UBS hires in options trading
Swiss bank UBS has hired two new options traders to its Stamford trading floor, the bank has confirmed.
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.
Morgan Stanley loses options trader in London
Andrew Mayer, an executive director at Morgan Stanley and member of the bank's options business in London, has left the bank, according to market sources.
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.
SEC risk chief to step down
First head of regulator's risk division will return to academia in January