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RBS hires five in derivatives sales team
RBS Greenwich Capital, the Connecticut-based fixed income business of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has made five new hires for its North American financial institutions and corporate sales teams.
Banks leapfrog the rating agencies
European banks are cutting rating agencies down to size with a new loan data pooling initiative. Dutch bank NIB is leading the initiative. By Nicholas Dunbar
Derivatives dealers focus on mid-caps
Derivatives dealers are focusing more on mid-cap corporates this year as an alternative to the arguably over-banked blue chip companies, say some market participants.
Bloomberg and TradeWeb enter multi-dealer electronic swaps trading fray
Competition in dealer-client electronic euro swaps trading is heating up with the launch of two new 'request-for-quote' (RFQ) multi-dealer interest rates swaps platforms in quick succession.
RBS to offer interest rate swap trading through Bloomberg
Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) London-based Financial Markets division has expanded its Bloomberg Electronic Trading offering by adding euro interest rate swaps.
RBS boosts equity derivatives sales team
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Andy Savill as an equity derivatives sales manager for the UK and Ireland.
RBS hires head of US dollar options trading
RBS Greenwich Capital has appointed Michael Lyublinsky as global head of US dollar option trading in its interest rates division.
Deutsche Bank hires MBS group heads
Deutsche Bank has hired Neil Ahuja and John Roach as head of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and mortgage derivatives trading, respectively.
RBS offers freight derivatives
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has started offering shipping derivatives, in the form of forward freight agreements (FFAs) linked to the transport costs of bulk commodities to its client base.
Eaton named head of RBS risk financing and repackaging
Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Scott Eaton as head of risk management and repackaging in its capital markets business.
Royal Bank of Scotland appoints e-commerce business developer
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has transferred Clive Standish to its New York office as vice-president and e-commerce business developer, within the North America financial markets team.
Bank of America strengthens its European debt platform
Bank of America has made a number of appointments to its European debt team in London.
Gupta to co-head credit trading at RBS
Sanjeev Gupta, formerly a managing director for credit derivatives at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), has come out of retirement to help spearhead the build-up of Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) integrated credit business in the US.
RBS expands global derivatives team
The Royal Bank of Scotland has made several new appointments within its derivatives trading and marketing business.
Martin Wiedmann leaves UBS
The departure of Martin Wiedmann from UBS in Zurich last week sparked a guessing game among his peers over which bank he is set to join, reports RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week .
RBS recruits Tokyo prop forex trader
UK-based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has recruited Luke Waddington as a proprietary foreign exchange trader to work in its Tokyo office.
RBS expands interbank forex sales team
The Royal Bank of Scotland has expanded its interbank foreign exchange sales business, adding desks in New York and Asia to complement its existing London-based team.
RBS leading UK forex race
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) reported a 24% increase in foreign exchange revenues for 2003, the largest year-on-year rise among UK banks reporting their results last week, reports Risk’s sister publication, FX Week .
RBS nabs securitisation head from Merrill Lynch
Vincent Dahinden, former head of corporate securitisation and collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) at Merrill Lynch in London, has joined Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Goldman hires new head of inflation flow business
David Lofthouse has taken up a position at Goldman Sachs as head of inflation flow business in London.
Banks back FXall prime brokerage messaging hub
Currency trading portal FXall has secured the support of seven leading banks to develop a shared messaging hub for notification of prime brokerage deals.
Global foreign exchange head leaves RBS
David White, global head of foreign exchange at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in London left the bank on September 5, according a spokesperson for the bank in London. The spokesperson declined to comment on White's sudden departure after many years at the…
RBS hires Asian credit head
The Royal Bank of Scotland has hired Trevor Vail as head of Asia credit trading, as the British bank looks to expand its credit derivatives business in Asia.
RBS selects Algo credit to manage global wholesale credit limits
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has selected Algo Credit to manage its global limits and exposures management from Algorithmics, the Toronto-based provider of risk management software.