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HSBC loses FX derivatives chief Craignou
Vincent Craignou, global head of FX and metals derivatives, has left the bank after more than 10 years
UBS merges FX, rates and credit under new co-heads
George Athanasopoulos and Chris Murphy to head the new business, while Chris Vogelgesang leaves the role of co-head of FX and precious metals
Bailey joins Commerzbank as FX options head
Industry veteran Richard Bailey moves back to the sell side to take a new role at Commerzbank in London. Meanwhile, derivatives head Peter Billington leaves the German bank
Credit Suisse loses two in FX sales
Other moves at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking, the CFTC and BAML
Citi’s institutional FX sales head in internal move
Okan Pekin will lead the newly formed investors services group at Citi, reporting to Neeraj Sahai and Paco Ybarra
Lloyds hires FX trader from Commerzbank
New York-based Robert Philbin has moved to Lloyds after less than a year at Commerzbank
Credit Suisse merges FX, rates and commodities
David Tait and Jon Kinol will lead a new global macro products group from London and New York, respectively
JP Morgan's Hudson promoted to divisional CFO
David Hudson promoted to chief financial officer in the global markets business at JP Morgan; other changes at CME, Barclays and Alpari
EBS Direct hires Hugh Whelan from Commerzbank
EBS appoints Whelan to oversee liquidity management for the company's new relationship-based platform
Nomura hires former RBS FX sales director
Jonathan Harding resurfaces at Nomura after leaving RBS alongside Graham Wintersgill in July
FXall product management head joins Barracuda FX
Mary Moreleigh joins order management technology vendor in London after three years at FXall
SEB hires spot trader in Asia
Commerzbank spot trader joins SEB in Singapore; other moves from RBS, BAML and Barclays
SG CIB’s Escoffier takes the reins at Newedge
David Escoffier has been appointed chief executive of Newedge as Société Générale negotiates with Crédit Agricole to take full control of the firm
BNP Paribas loses e-FX strategy chief
Martin Zinkin departs the French bank after little more than a year
High-profile CIO exits FXall after 18 months
Steve Rubinow, who joined FXall as chief information officer shortly before it was acquired by Thomson Reuters last year, has left the company
Lloyds hires Arrowsmith in corporate sales
Ian Arrowsmith joins Lloyds from Santander; other hires at BT Global Services, Royal Bank of Scotland and JP Morgan
BNP Paribas embarks on three-year hiring spree in Asia
The French bank has plans to hire 1,300 staff in the Asia-Pacific region by 2016, with the aim of bolstering revenue by at least €1 billion
Barclays hires head of Ficc research for Asia-Pacific
David Fernandez ends a 15-year career at JP Morgan to join Barclays in Singapore as it continues to expand its Ficc offering
Americas FX sales head exits Goldman Sachs
Alain Marcus has left Goldman Sachs after four years at the firm in New York
SEB closes voice trading desk in New York
Increased demand for electronic trading in the US has driven the Swedish bank to close its New York voice trading desk, at the cost of three jobs
HSBC's Boillereau takes the chair of the global FX division
Fred Boillereau stepped into the top role at the industry body earlier this month, succeeding Troy Rohrbaugh
EU bonus cap threatens the future of London FX
The UK last month launched a legal challenge against the EU's planned bonus cap - it will need to be successful if London is to retain the best FX sales and trading personnel
Traiana hires ex-Morgan Stanley prime brokerage exec
Simon Poole joined Traiana on Monday after leaving Morgan Stanley's FX prime-brokerage business earlier this year
Icap hires CME’s Paulhac to head up Sef
CME Group's senior managing director for interest rate and OTC products and services is jumping ship to Icap to run its Sef