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Revolving doors at State Street as Reilly exits
James Reilly has left State Street Global Exchange just two months after he and Mike Irwin joined from Morgan Stanley, while Andrew Lewis has joined from Deutsche
UniCredit's FX derivatives chief exits
Peter Jerrom has left UniCredit after five years and is understood to have been replaced internally by Nick Gentle
Nomura’s Neal to join Deutsche
Michelle Neal has left her senior role at Nomura to join Deutsche Bank as global head of listed derivatives in the markets clearing and Fic market structure business
Ex-BAML Seebacher joins Brevan Howard
Gerhard Seebacher joins Brevan Howard in New York as co-head of global debt trading, after 18 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Credit Suisse’s Buckley joins FastMatch
Paul Buckley has left Credit Suisse after six years to join FastMatch, reporting to Dmitri Galinov
Morgan Stanley promotes Wright and Diamantini
Managing director title awarded to David Wright and Stefano Diamantini; other hires at BCS and Brown Brothers Harriman
BNP Paribas hires in e-FX sales
Amish Naik joins the French bank in New York, having previously been at Citi for more than three years
Barclays hires FX research head for Europe
Former US Treasury official Marvin Barth has joined Barclays to lead FX research in Europe, reporting to Jose Wynne
BAML FX spot trader leaves firm
Director and FX spot trader Patrick McInerney leaves BAML
BNP Paribas sees changes in FX sales and trading
Alistair Carter and Pavel Vintin have joined BNP Paribas while Maria Riedel leaves to join JP Morgan
UBS expands Purves eFX role to include rates and credit
Chris Purves now global head of FX, rates and credit, reporting to Chris Murphy
Credit Suisse hires FX options trader
The Swiss bank is set to take on FX options trader Lotfi Bensassi in a senior role at the firm after he left UniCredit at the end of last year
Citi and Deutsche take action against staff as FX probe continues
Chief dealer Rohan Ramchandani has been dismissed from Citi, having been on leave since October, while Deutsche has also suspended traders in the US
JP Morgan’s Rohrbaugh takes chair at Fed FX committee
Troy Rohrbaugh, global head of FX and rates at JP Morgan, succeeds Citi’s Jeff Feig as chair of the FX committee in the US
Bonuses will disappoint but job prospects encouraging, recruiters say
Headhunters say banks will look to replenish FX teams but bonuses will likely disappoint this year
Saxo hires Matteo Cassina to head institutional business
New hire reflects Saxo Bank's determination to accelerate its push into the institutional market
Nomura hires Credit Suisse's Sandoz to head equities
Todd Sandoz has returned to the equity market at Nomura, having left his post as global head of FX and Stirt at Credit Suisse last year
Canadian FX committee chair retires
Donna Howard has retired from her role as CFEC chair and adviser to the governor of the Bank of Canada as Paul Chilcott takes over as CFEC chair
Deutsche hires Zinkin to co-head electronic trading
Martin Zinkin has joined the bank this month from BNP Paribas, reporting to markets electronic trading head Robert Mandeno
Newedge appoints co-heads for commodities and currencies
Franck Borgel and Francois Combes appointed to lead the firm's currencies and commodities business, following the departure of John Fay
Morgan Stanley veteran joins SG CIB in sales
Matt Miller moves to the French bank in New York, having been most recently at UBS after 23 years at Morgan Stanley
BAML's Bae promoted to top e-Ficc role
Christopher Bae becomes head of electronic trading for fixed income, currencies and commodities, with Denis Manelski stepping up to become global head of G-10 currency trading
HSBC expands in FX sales with senior hire
Mathijs Peeters joins HSBC as a director in FX sales to northern Europe after three years at Nomura
Revolving doors at Brevan Howard as Craignou joins
Ex-HSBC head Vincent Craignou joins Brevan Howard as a portfolio manager, while Neilan Govender returns to Credit Suisse after a short stint with the hedge fund