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FX Concepts expands into Australia and New Zealand
NEW YORK -- Currency overlay and research firm FX Concepts has partnered with Melbourne-based marketing firm Sovereign Investment Research to expand its operations in the Australian and New Zealand markets, FX Concepts announced last week.
CAI builds fixed income and risk
PARIS -- French bank Crédit Agricole Indosuez (CAI) has added six new fixed income and risk staff in Paris following the restructuring of its fixed income group in early September.
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Lehman promotes head of forex research
Structuring trend deepens
LONDON -- More banks are hiring dedicated structuring specialists in a drive to sell FX as part of their financial markets package. Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Merrill Lynch, SG and UBS Warburg are among the banks that have hired staff in the…
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Merrill hires in Italian sales
De Vries takes on global FX for ING Financial Markets
LONDON -- Ted de Vries, Amsterdam-based global head of ING Financial Markets, has taken over direct responsibility for global FX, the bank said last week.
Merrill ousts derivatives head
LONDON -- Merrill Lynch has ousted its European head of fixed income and FX derivatives, Kevin Chattwell, as part of the US investment bank's efforts to flatten its senior management structure.
Barclays bolsters global line-up with 10th new recruit this year
LONDON -- The wholesale expansion of Barclays Capital's forex group continued last week with the hire of a new global head of foreign exchange structuring.
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JPMC FX safe from job cuts
Prebon Yamane snares rival's forwards brokers
LONDON -- Interdealer broker Prebon Marshall Yamane in London has hired a team of three currency forwards brokers from rival RP Martins.
HSBC makes senior appointments
LONDON -- UK-based bank HSBC has made four senior appointments to its Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets (CIBM) division, the firm announced last week.
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BarCap futures hire in Singapore
Deutsche Postbank to add seven FX traders
FRANKFURT -- German savings bank Deutsche Postbank is to add seven more FX traders to its new trading floor in Frankfurt, a spokesperson told FX Week .
Syntegra names systems staff
LONDON -- UK trading technology firm Syntegra last week named new members of its global trading systems management team.