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More hires at JP Morgan
LONDON – JP Morgan has made five hires in its global currency and commodities group in London, to bolster its sales and trading platform in Europe.
ABN Amro names new distribution head
AMSTERDAM – ABN Amro has made Scott Wacker global head of FX distribution, following a realignment aimed at increasing coverage of futures clients.
AIG continues FX restructure
NEW YORK – AIG Financial Products (AIG FP) has restructured its FX trading desk a year after it tried to boost the operation with six hires ( FX Week , July 5 2004).
JP Morgan hires London MD
LONDON – JP Morgan has hired Andrew Simon as managing director and head of global clients in its global currency and commodities group. He joins from Lehman Brothers, where he was a managing director and head of FX derivatives marketing. He also has…
More expansion at BoA
NEW YORK – Bank of America (BoA) is continuing the unrelenting build-up of its FX team with a series of hires in strategy and an additional prop trader.
Five go to GFI in Singapore
SINGAPORE – A five-strong regional FX options team at Tullett Prebon has jumped ship to GFI in Singapore amid further reorganisation at the newly merged entity.
Italian sales staff in fashion
MILAN AND LONDON - Deutsche Bank's recent high turnover of staff has continued with a new hire in Milan and a departure in London.
CBA makes changes to Sydney strategy team
SYDNEY AND LONDON – Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has continued to ring the changes on its research team with a new addition in Sydney and an internal transfer from New Zealand to London.
Standard Chartered continues growth in Asia
SINGAPORE & HONG KONG – Standard Chartered is continuing to build its FX derivatives presence in Asia with two more hires.
Hedge fund jump for DrKW capital markets head
LONDON – Achilles Macris, former global head of capital markets at German investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), has joined hedge fund manager Cardinal Asset Management as a partner.
FNX boosts global sales force
PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND LONDON – FNX Limited (FNX), the US technology vendor, has expanded its sales team, making key appointments in business development globally.
Sales high on Asian wish list
HONG KONG – The burgeoning hedge fund industry in Asia has boosted demand for sales staff in the region.
Standard Chartered adds three to FX options desk
SINGAPORE & MUMBAI – Standard Chartered bank has boosted its forex options team in East Asia with three new hires.
Q&A Christiane Mandell
Keynote speaker at this week’s FX Week USA conference, the widely respected Christiane Mandell is a leading light in the FX business. As global head of FX for Bank of America, she has increased the bank’s profile by aggressively hiring the brightest…
eSpeed upgrades spark changes
LONDON – FX platform vendor eSpeed is undergoing a number of changes to its staff in the coming weeks, as it seeks to improve its position in the market.
DrKW continues to rebuild in FX
PARIS – Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) is continuing to rebuild its foreign exchange capabilities with hires in Paris and London, following the major cuts seen at the German bank in December.
Gain growth boosts staff hires
NEW YORK – Online FX dealer Gain Capital has made two appointments to meet growing demand for its services.
US banks suffering from short notice periods
NEW YORK – US banks are altering their notice periods, as they are increasingly being seen as soft touches for other banks looking to hire staff.