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BNP Paribas further expands commodity derivatives team
BNP Paribas has made nine new appointments to its commodity derivatives team in London and New York. These hires follow that of Jose Cogolludo, global head of sales and marketing, commodity derivatives, who joined from JP Morgan last week.
SSGA expands London team
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, has made several appointments to its London portfolio management teams, reflecting the expansion of the company’s UK business.
Trade bodies release structured product principles
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ISDA Appoint Deputy CEO
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) has appointed George Handjinicolaou as deputy CEO and regional director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea).
Handjinicolaou to head Isda in EMEA
George Handjinicolaou has joined the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) as deputy chief executive responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
BNP Paribas launches global synthetic prime business
BNP Paribas has launched its global synthetic prime sales and trading group within its equities and derivatives business.
RBS appoints Structured Product head for Asia-Pacific
Stanley Ng has been appointed managing director, head of Structured Investor Product Development and Marketing, Asia-Pacific for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
RBS recruits Schroders Hong Kong structured products team
Stanley Ng has joined Royal Bank of Scotland as head of structured investor product development and marketing in Hong Kong.
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…
Hector Sants take ups FSA chief executive role
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Final guidance issued on Mifid Level 3
The long-awaited final guidance from the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) on the Level 3 implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) was finally issued last month.
Lehman Brothers appoints global head of risk solutions
Jason Tilroe, head of the Europe-wide risk solutions group at Lehman Brothers, has been promoted to the newly created post of global head of risk solutions.
Axa adds two fixed-income managers
Axa Investment Managers has recruited two fixed-income portfolio managers for its UK team.
The Shape of things to come
Tetragon is one of a new breed of hedge funds trying their luck as a publicly traded company. Following its IPO in April, it hopes to bring its specialist brand of highly managed CLOs to a wider pool of equity investors. Dalia Fahmy speaks to the firm's…
Drowning in liquidity
Our fascination with liquidity tells us a lot about the psychology of the financial markets
