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Deutsche loses McGowan to Barclays Capital
LONDON & SINGAPORE - Adrian McGowan, a managing director in the foreign exchange complex risk group at Deutsche Bank in London, has left the bank.
Musical chairs at Goldman Sachs
LONDON - Goldman Sachs is seeing a number of changes at its foreign exchange sales and trading team in London, sources tell FX Week .
StanChart raids Lehman Bros for structured products team
LONDON & SINGAPORE - Standard Chartered has poached three senior managers from Lehman Brothers, to expand its Singapore-based global structured products trading operation.
RBS announces new GFI sales force
LONDON, SINGAPORE & GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT - The Royal Bank of Scotland has outlined its sales structure following the acquisition of ABN Amro at the end of last year.
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Forex expansion continues at Citi
NEW YORK - Citi's foreign exchange business is seeing yet more changes, with new roles and an appointment in sales.
BNP looks to the long term
LONDON & PARIS - BNP Paribas has restructured its Paris-based central bank and official institutions foreign exchange sales desk by bringing in a new co-head responsible for long-term interest rate product sales.
dbFX chief Hardiman departs
LONDON - Catherine Hardiman, London-based head of Deutsche Bank's retail platform, dbFX, has left the bank.
UBS loses euro options head to Goldman Sachs
LONDON - Goldman Sachs is said to have hired Amol Devani, former European head of foreign exchange options at UBS, in London.
HSBC promotes Gupta
SINGAPORE - HSBC has promoted Amit Gupta to head of global markets in Singapore, with effect from April 1. He was previously head of sales for global markets and succeeds John McGowan, who will retire in June.
Goldberg departs BNP Paribas
NEW YORK - Andrew Goldberg, New York head of foreign exchange trading, left the bank last week.
Citi in e-FX shake-up
LONDON & SINGAPORE - Citi has restructured senior management of its electronic foreign exchange business, while also announcing the retirement of Gavin Wells, London-based head of FX e-commerce, from the bank this month.
Citi raids UBS to target banks
LONDON & ZURICH - Citi is hitting at the core of UBS's foreign exchange business with up to nine hires, which includes the Swiss dealer's banks team globally.
All change in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Remy Klammers is set to take up the newly created role of global head of fixed-income trading at Standard Chartered in Singapore, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Citi raids UBS to target banks
LONDON & ZURICH - Citi is hitting at the core of UBS's foreign exchange business with up to nine hires, which includes the Swiss dealer's banks team globally.
Rising trade volumes in Japan prompt BNP hire
TOKYO - BNP Paribas Securities Japan has hired Adrian Averre to head trading for a newly merged rates and foreign exchange group in Tokyo.
Citi reassesses forex options
LONDON - Citi has made three hires in foreign exchange options, under its new head of G-10 options trading, Nigel Khakoo, in London.
Calyon makes Nutland head of Asia forex
LONDON - Steve Nutland, London-based global head of foreign exchange trading for spot, options and emerging markets at Calyon, will shortly become head of FX for Asia.