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Bear Stearns adds two to structured equity team
Shilpa Amin and Olivier Mathys have joined Bear Stearns's London-based European structured equity products team.
Bear and Lehman among most active CDSs in September
Amid disappointing third-quarter results, credit default swaps (CDSs) referenced to Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers ranked among the most active in CDS trading in the US in September, according to a monthly report by New York-based inter-dealer broker…
Credit funds: Behind the rhetoric
As fund after fund succumbs to emergency measures to halt redemptions, shore up funding or sell off structured credit assets, the terms used to describe them are too often blurred and confused.
Bear Stearns recruits credit derivatives staff
Bear Stearns has made a number of credit derivatives hires in London.
Bear Stearns president quits
Warren Spector, co-president and co-chief operating officer of Bear Stearns, has become the latest and highest-ranking casualty of the failure of two of the bank's hedge funds.
Fedak resigns from Bear
After 14 years at Bear Stearns, Michael Fedak, global head of interest rate derivatives and municipal derivatives, has left the firm in order to take some time off from the business and spend more time with his family, according to a person familiar with…
Bear Stearns funds have "lost almost all value"
Bear Stearns has told investors that two of its hedge funds have lost almost all their value after taking massive losses on the US subprime mortgage market.
Bear Stearns ramping up risk controls
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Bear shores up asset-management arm with new chief
Jeffrey Lane has taken over as head of Bear Stearns’ asset management division, in order to restore investor confidence in its hedge fund business.
Bear Stearns names European prime brokerage sales head
Bear Stearns has appointed James Shekerdemian as head of sales for prime brokerage in Europe.
Bear hires Sun to lead Asia structured finance team
George Sun has joined Bear Stearns as head of structured credit marketing, Asia, in Hong Kong. He started his new position in March.
Bear Stearns to repay millions to collapsed hedge fund
New York-based bank Bear Stearns has been ordered to repay at least $125.1 million to the collapsed Manhattan Investment hedge fund, for failing to report alleged fraud that could have cost investors up to $400 million.
Isda welcomes outcome of SG appeal
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has publicly welcomed a decision by the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals, overturning a ruling that forced Société Générale to pay out on a contentious credit default swap (CDS) contract.
Davies resigns from Bear
Mark Davies has resigned from his position as New York-based head of global credit trading at Bear Stearns.
Feder takes over Bear Stearns' structured equity business
Leonard Feder has been promoted to global head of structured equity trading at Bear Stearns in New York.
Global clearing head leaves Bear Stearns
Richard Lindsey, Bear Stearns’ co-president and head of global clearing services, is leaving at the end of the year.
More staff changes at Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns has appointed Morad Mahlouji and David Austin as co-heads of fixed-income sales in Europe, based in London.
Bear merges European debt and equity origination
Bear Stearns’ European division is merging its debt and equity origination groups into a new capital markets group.
Bear Stearns poaches equity structurers from Deutsche
Bear Stearns has expanded its structured equity products team in Asia with three new hires in Hong Kong.
Bear Stearns expands senior team
Bear Stearns has expanded its senior team with four internal promotions.
Bear Stearns chairman becomes Europe boss
Michel Peretie, chairman of Bear Stearns’ international arm, has been appointed to the new post of chief executive in Europe.
Bear Stearns expands precious metals team
Bear Stearns has expanded its precious metals group. It is offering over-the-counter forwards, options, swaps and structured products, as well as spot trades, in London, New York and Hong Kong.
ABN Amro hires Murray to head European hedge fund sales
ABN Amro has hired Dean Murray in London as European head of hedge fund sales within in its derivatives solutions group. He has already left Bear Stearns, where he helped set up the equity flow sales desk.
Bear Stearns builds up forex presence in Hong Kong and New York
Bear Stearns has made senior appointments in Hong Kong and New York to increase its capabilities in foreign exchange derivatives and servicing hedge fund clients.