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ANZ flexes its sales-side muscles
SYDNEY – Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has expanded its FX sales team with the hire of a former Société Générale chief, Simon Greenwood, to its Sydney office.
Ohmän gains structured products team from Swedbank
Ohmän investment bank in Sweden has recruited eight members of the 12-person structured products team from Swedbank in Sweden.
Commerzbank expands Asia office
SINGAPORE - Tan Kok Wee has joined Commerzbank as head of fixed-income and currencies sales for Asia, the bank announced today, October 25.
RBC lures more StanChart e-FX staff
Royal Bank of Canada has hired David Wilkins as part of efforts to build out its electronic FX capabilities.
Commerzbank splits derivatives team as chief leaves
Commerzbank has restructured its London-based forex derivatives desk following the departure of Salvatore Rubino, global head FX derivatives, earlier this month.
Trading Places, October 25, 2010
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Lane takes top sales role at BAML in Australia
SYDNEY – Bank of America Merrill Lynch is building out forex coverage of the Australian market with a key sales hire in Sydney.
Fleschler resurfaces at Goldman Sachs
Robert Fleschler, formerly global head of electronic FX sales and distribution at Lehman Brothers, has joined Goldman Sachs as vice-president of e-FX sales for the Americas.
Lloyds strengthens structuring team with new hires
Phil McCabe joins Lloyds as head of client structuring in FX rates and commodities. He is based in London and reports directly to Patrick Shone, head of structuring.
Trading Places, October 18, 2010
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SocGen hires two in trading
LONDON - Société Générale hired two new foreign exchange options traders in London last month, confirmed an internal source.
RBS bounces back with hire of new options head
LONDON - Richard Fawcett has joined Royal Bank of Scotland as global head of foreign exchange options in London.
Garwood returns to sell-side
LONDON - Lloyds TSB has hired UBS veteran Rob Garwood as its new head of global FX sales to strengthen its UK sales team in London.
City workers confident about bonuses
LONDON – Confidence in bonuses is firmly back on track, with 89% of staff in London’s financial services sector expecting a similar or improved bonus package for 2011.
Trading Places, October 11, 2010
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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.
BNPP names first member of new flow sales team
LONDON - BNP Paribas has hired Nezha Niyassi as the first member of the newly created FX flow sales team, developed to boost electronic flow.
Banks build strategy in US and UK
NEW YORK & LONDON – Barclays Capital, Citi and Nomura have bolstered their strategy teams through a series of new hires on both sides of the Atlantic.
BarCap hires new strategy head
NEW YORK – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has hired Jeff Young in a newly-created role of managing director and head of North America FX research, in New York, the bank said on Wednesday 6.
Kemp named managing director at Afme FX division
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has named James Kemp as managing director of its recently formed global foreign exchange division.
RBC continues Asia-Pacific build and globalises Fic central bank sales
RBC Capital Markets has hired Glenn Anson as a managing director and global co-head of central bank sales, from Nomura in London.
Morgan Stanley hires Héritier from RBC
Morgan Stanley in London has hired Francois Héritier to its French corporate sales team, according to market sources.
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.