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Pimco CEO to retire
Bill Thompson, chief executive of the US asset management firm Pimco, will retire at the end of the year, to be replaced by co-chief executive Mohamed El-Erian.
Icap to broker base metals on the LME
Interdealer broker Icap has launched a London Metals Exchange (LME) base metals broking business.
Lamfalussy committees restate responsibilities
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Standard Chartered names two new global heads
Standard Chartered Bank has named new global heads of structuring, and equity derivatives and commodities.
BarCap names head of equity derivatives flow sales
Barclays Capital has appointed Yannick Mallegol as head of equity derivatives flow sales.
HFM Columbus appoints two managers from Ward Consultancy
HFM Columbus has appointed James Scott and Ross Ibbotson as private client financial consultants in its London office. Both previously worked at Ward Consultancy as private client managers, where Ibbotson has spent eight years. Scott has also worked for…
Stanchart elevates equity derivatives and structuring
Standard Chartered has appointed Vincent Van Pelt as global head of equity derivatives and commodities and Vinod Aachi as global head of structuring. Van Pelt’s new role harnesses equity derivatives and commodities for the first time at the bank, with…
BNP Paribas loses head of insurance and pensions
Mark Azzopardi, London-based head of insurance and pensions at BNP Paribas, has left the bank for a role with asset manager AllianceBernstein.
Niche hedge funds see opportunities
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Managed futures strategy benefits from deeply liquid markets
Managed Futures
Operational risk concerns concentrate on due diligence
Operational Risk
Measuring liquidity risk
Liquidity risk
Burgeoning buyouts
Bulk purchase annuities
Powerful ambition
Backed by the financial might of Russia's Renova Group, Avelar Energy is investing in conventional and renewable energy assets across western Europe. Avelar's CEO, Igor Akhmerov, tells Roderick Bruce about his company's strategy