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BNP Paribas strategy trio joins RBS in Asia
Royal Bank of Scotland has hired three strategists in its Singapore office, all joining from French bank BNP Paribas
Russia’s Troika Dialog hires e-FX head
Peter Holowka joins the Russian bank in London, having previously been global head of electronic commerce at UniCredit
Thomson Reuters veteran joins Nyse Technologies
Jon Robson, previously president of the enterprise division at Thomson Reuters, is to head up the commercial technology arm of Nyse Euronext
Trading places, September 10, 2012
New hires at Commerzbank, Citi and FX Solutions
RBS head of FX strategy departs
Robert Sinche, global head of FX strategy at RBS in Stamford, has left the bank this week
Deutsche Ceemea sales head departs
18-year veteran of Deutsche Bank will leave in late October, after completing a handover to his successor
SG CIB expands in FX sales with string of hires
Société Générale CIB has made four appointments to its FX sales team in London, while ex-FXall Keith Hill has joined the bank this week to head e-FX
Deutsche creates cross-asset platforms business under Amrolia
Deutsche Bank's Zar Amrolia runs a new business focused on electronic platforms across fixed income, while Kevin Rodgers has stepped up to become global head of FX
Trading places, September 3, 2012
New hires at Lloyds and Barclays, while HSBC loses a trader
Credit Suisse hires options trading head for Asia
Former Citi trader has relocated to Singapore to join the Swiss bank
Marex Spectron hires FX algo trading head from Lloyds
Sam Horowitz has joined Marex in London, reporting to Chris Eagle
ADS Securities hires senior dealer from Alpari
Bryan Seegers moves from New York to Abu Dhabi to take up senior dealer role at ADS Securities
Nomura appoints new global head of FX
Jai Rajpal, formerly head of fixed income for Asia ex-Japan, is promoted to head of foreign exchange at Nomura, reporting to Steve Ashley
Tradition hires ex-GFI client relationship director
Scott Fitzpatrick, a 10-year veteran of GFI Group, has joined rival interdealer broker Tradition in New York
Trading places, August 20, 2012
New appointments at CIBC and Citi, while SunGard's Cristóbal Conde takes on a new role at a start-up technology provider
Martine Bond exits Morgan Stanley
The chief operating officer for FX and emerging markets has resigned from Morgan Stanley and is understood to be moving to State Street
CLS hires JP Morgan veteran as chief executive
David Puth will become the next chief executive of CLS, starting next week, the settlement risk utility announced today
Nomura hires ex-RBS corporate risk business head
New appointment follows the departure of Georges Assi last month from his role as deputy global head of fixed income
Morgan Stanley e-commerce head joins RBS
Jeremy Smart last week joined Royal Bank of Scotland as global head of electronic distribution
Trading places, August 13, 2012
Departures at Citi, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and RBS, while Barclays appoints Sir David Walker as its next chairman
BNP Paribas former forex options head joins StanChart
Standard Chartered has appointed a 17-year veteran of BNP Paribas as head of FX options for Asia
Bank of Montreal adds FX strategy head in London
Audrey Childe-Freeman has joined BMO Capital Markets in London as head of FX strategy
HSBC hires from Deutsche to fill hedge fund sales role
Appointment is the latest in a series of hedge fund sales moves after JP Morgan hired Michael Spencer from HSBC earlier this year
Deutsche merges structuring teams across asset classes
As part of a broader structural reorganisation, Deutsche Bank is bringing its structuring teams together into a single business headed by Ram Nayak