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BarCap builds in Asia
SINGAPORE – Barclays Capital (BarCap) has continued its aggressive approach in Asia with the creation of a new head of trading role in Tokyo and four new appointments in Tokyo and Singapore.
Nutland takes on larger role at Calyon
LONDON – French bank Calyon has named Steve Nutland as global head of trading, spot and options in London.
RBC creates dual senior role
TORONTO & LONDON – Canadian bank RBC Capital Markets, has restructured its FX operations, implementing a new management hierarchy to reflect a more global focus.
BoA poaches pair from Morgan Stanley
LONDON – Bank of America is expanding its rates capabilities with two senior hires from Morgan Stanley in London.
Lehman hires new FX head
NEW YORK & LONDON – The turnover at Lehman Brothers continues with two senior appointments in London and New York.
Shake-up at Credit Suisse continues
NEW YORK & LONDON – Credit Suisse's sales head has left the bank, continuing a shake-up that started when Gael de Boissard, co-head of fixed income, took over FX responsibility, according to bank sources.
Shake-up at Credit Suisse continues
NEW YORK & LONDON – Credit Suisse's sales head has left the bank, continuing a shake-up that started when Gael de Boissard, co-head of fixed income, took over FX responsibility, according to bank sources.
Standard Chartered builds in sales
DUBAI & NEW YORK – Standard Chartered has boosted its global FX sales capabilities by making a senior appointment in the Middle East and a new addition in New York.
ABN Amro restructure continues
LONDON – ABN Amro has continued restructuring its FX operations, making another senior management change.
JP Morgan hit by sales departures
NEW YORK & LONDON – JP Morgan's FX sales operation has been hit by a number of departures including a number of defections to Merrill Lynch.
RBS realigns prime brokerage ge
LONDON – Michelle Wong, global head of prime brokerage at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in London, is to leave following a realignment of its prime brokerage (PB) business.
JP Morgan hit by sales departures
NEW YORK & LONDON – JP Morgan's FX sales operation has been hit by a number of departures including a number of defections to Merrill Lynch.
StanChart loses two in sales
LONDON & DUBAI – Standard Chartered has seen the departure of two of its FX sales staff in the UK and Middle East over the past few weeks.
ABN merges e-businesses
LONDON – ABN Amro has merged its FX, fixed income and derivatives e-businesses into one group, as the latest part of a reorganisation announced last October.
ABN forms Macro Trading Group
LONDON – ABN Amro has created a new macro trading group, encompassing FX and other asset classes.
Saxo adds more in London
LONDON – Saxo Bank has built up its presence in London with three new institutional sales hires.