People
On the move
On the move
Risk and compliance hiring in the Middle East is strengthening, say recruiters
Regulatory pressure and recognition of the importance of risk and compliance at firms is driving recruitment of executives from around the world into the Middle East
Avatar Capital adds CCDS brokerage team
Broker-dealer hires former Icap credit hybrids team
Pickel replaces Voldstad as Isda chief executive
Bob Pickel reappointed Isda chief executive, replacing Connie Voldstad, who will stay on as special adviser to the board
Sean Kavanagh leaves Deutsche Bank for Citi
Loan risk manager takes newly created job as head of credit portfolio management at Citi
Gordon appointed as head of risk management at RBNZ
New Zealand's central bank RBNZ appoints new head of risk management and assurance
CSRC’s Shang takes over from Liu at CBRC; industry veterans selected to head CSRC and CIRC
A round of new chairships was completed in October across three Chinese financial regulators in a move that saw the heads of two Chinese state-owned commercial banks promoted to lead the securities and insurance regulators
Amir-Mokri appointed to US Treasury
Cyrus Amir-Mokri is the new assistant secretary for financial institutions at the US Treasury.
People: Apra's Wayne Byres named to Basel role
Basel Committee appoints Australian regulator
People: Moritz Seibert leaves RBS Americas
Moritz Seibert leaves RBS Americas
SEC appoints two trading and markets associate directors
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has named heads of regulation for derivatives policy, and clearance and settlement
The Hartford appoints Rupp as chief risk officer
Fortune 500 group The Hartford appoints new executive vice-president and chief risk officer
Evans appointed as director of risk consulting at KPMG
Paul Evans has left Soca to join KPMG as a director of its UK risk consulting practice
On the move
On the move
Nomura hires new structured lending head
Munish Varma joins from Deutsche Bank as global head of structured lending and special situations
Equity structured products head leaves RBS
Head of equity derivatives structuring in the Americas departing for personal reasons
Basel Committee appoints Australian regulator as next secretary-general
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has appointed Wayne Byres as secretary-general, replacing Stefan Walter
Société Générale adds to rates strategy team
Alberto Brondolo and Julian Wiseman appointed to expand SG CIB’s global rates research efforts
People: Citi unveils quant strategies group
Citi unveils quant strategies group
Update: Bouhara and Gouws out, Gudka also resigns as UBS cleans house
Dismissals are "a sign something was seriously wrong", says former senior UBS employee as bank admits operational and risk failings
NIBC appoints new chief risk officer
Dutch bank NIBC appoints Petra van Hoeken as chief risk officer
Turning Points: Icap Energy’s co-president Todd Creek
Turning Points: Icap Energy’s co-president Todd Creek
CME names Gary Morsches as energy managing director
CME Group has appointed Gary Morsches as managing director of its global energy business
Trading positions - October 2011
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets