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Former Fimat e-forex chief joins Hotspot FX
JERSEY CITY - Chris DeFilippo, former New York-based head of electronic foreign exchange at institutional brokerage firm Fimat is today (November 26) starting at electronic communications network (ECN) Hotspot FX.
UBS makes more changes to FICC team
ZURICH - UBS has unveiled further changes to its newly created fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) division, less than a month after revealing substantial third-quarter losses relating to the subprime crisis.
UBS makes more changes to FICC team
ZURICH - UBS has unveiled further changes to its newly created fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) division, less than a month after revealing substantial third-quarter losses relating to the subprime crisis.
More forex departures at Bank of America
YORK - Further changes at Bank of America's foreign exchange business have emerged as the US dealer realigns FX with its rates business.
UniCredit expands FICC
NEW YORK - UniCredit has hired a new head of fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) for the Americas, as part of a push to expand its global foreign exchange franchise.
ABN Amro trading chief quits ahead of merger
LONDON – Gary Hawkins, London-based local markets trading chief at ABN Amro, has resigned from the bank in the same month a consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has won a long-running takeover battle for the dealer.
Ex-Deutsche exec to head Goldman's Asian sales
HONG KONG - Goldman Sachs is believed to have hired Vinit Sahni as head of foreign exchange, interest rates and macro product sales for Asia.
Merrill and UBS shake up FX teams
LONDON & NEW YORK - Senior management changes have swept through Merrill Lynch and UBS ahead of looming third-quarter losses.
Merrill loses global FX head
LONDON - Tim Carrington, global head of foreign exchange trading at Merrill Lynch, has left the US dealer nine months after joining.
Credit Suisse shifts Asia roles
LONDON & SINGAPORE - Credit Suisse is changing the role of one Singapore-based foreign exchange salesperson and relocating another member of the sales team to Tokyo.
BNP expands in Europe
EUROPE - BNP Paribas is understood to have boosted its European presence with hires in London and Madrid, and a new representative office in Stockholm.
ABN Amro reshuffles e-business operations
LONDON – ABN Amro has handed over management of its European e-business operations to two senior managers at the bank in London, market sources say.
BoA grows in London
LONDON – Bank of America (BoA) has made three hires in London as it expands its trading capabilities in the city, a spokesperson for the bank in New York told FX Week .