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Marex Spectron continues FX expansion
New hires include Willie Sim as head of FX for Asia-Pacific, as well as ex-Lloyds pair Kelvin Jouhar and Hetal Patel
Nomura expands in Dubai
FX traders Hyeonmuk Mun, Hatem Jerad and Ali Debbagh join Nomura to focus on Mena region
Rule Financial expands to meet demand for expertise on regulation
The consultancy has made three key hires in London and New York, all with an investment banking background
Trading places, March 5, 2012
New appointments at Portware, Credit Suisse, FIA Asia and Pictet Asset Management
Commerz promotes Hamberger to head e-Fic sales
Stefan Hamberger is based in London and reports to Rainer Ernst
CLS appoints general manager for Asia-Pacific
Makoto Miyazaki joined CLS in Tokyo yesterday, replacing Kiyoshi Morofushi
Gavsie to replace Thorsen as BMO’s FX chief
CJ Gavsie will become head of FX products on March 31, following the retirement of Jamie Thorsen
Trading places, February 27, 2012
New appointments at Citi, MarketPrizm and ING Investment Management
SEB recruits Nordea trader
Ida Svensson will be based in Stockholm, trading the Norwegian krone
Barclays Wealth recruits UBS veteran to head FX
Julian Wantling will join the wealth management firm in London
DealHub expands in London with two hires
Nick de Smith and Mark Marston join the vendor from Rab Capital and Thomson Reuters respectively
Trading places, February 20, 2012
Appointments at MarketAxess, Esma, Iosco and the WMBAA
Lawrie to retire from senior trading role at BNY Mellon
The trading head’s responsibilities will be shared between Jack Moss and John Riesmeyer
FX strategy duo departs UBS
FX strategists Taso Anastasiou and Manuel Oliveri were based in Zurich with the Swiss bank
ING restructures sales force in London
Michael Dryden, previously head of financial markets sales, has moved to a new role in the fixed-income team
Lloyds promotes Adam to head FX structuring
Jeremy Adam began his new role last month, having first joined Lloyds from Barclays Capital in October 2010
ITG hires FX analyst to boost TCA effort
Jim Cochrane joins the vendor from Thomson Reuters, having also worked at a number of banks
Uralskaya joins SEB in Moscow
She was previously on the treasury FX sales desk at Citi
Revolving doors in FX strategy at Aussie banks
ANZ and NAB have both lost FX strategists, but ANZ has recruited Andrew Salter from the Reserve Bank of Australia
Faros Trading continues hiring spree
Tom Doyle joins the Stamford-based firm from Morgan Stanley in New York
Bonus season sees mixed results for US bankers
Recruiters covering the foreign exchange market report better-than-expected bonus packages at Citi and JP Morgan
Welsh and O’Sullivan head FX at Jefferies
Ben Welsh heads FX in New York, with Dan O'Sullivan as head of FX trading
Trading Places, February 6, 2012
New appointments at Louis Capital Markets and Adrian Lee & Partners, and promotions at JP Morgan and Rosbank
Ex-MF Global broking head appointed CEO of Saxo Australia
Anthony Griffin is appointed chief executive of Saxo Bank's newly opened operation in Sydney