Deutsche Bank has consolidated its listed derivatives business to provide clients with execution and clearing services across asset classes. In addition, the bank is further strengthening the new business with the appointment of eight new hires and expects to add
Otkritie has made additional hires in its investment banking business in London and Moscow. Sunil Joshi has been appointed managing director, head of London equities. Joshi was previously head of equity trading at Renaissance Capital and prior to that he
William Mason will be appointed director general of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission on the retirement of Nik van Leuven. Mason (pictured) will join the Commission from the position of Head of Risk at the Central Bank of Ireland, where
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Baronsmead Partners, the financial risk insurance broker, has appointed Man Group’s Andrew Ducat as partner and head of client service. Baronsmead has also promoted David Heathfield to partner. The moves come in anticipation of significant activity for Baronsmead in
KPMG has expanded its alternative investment funds (AIF) practice by adding two federal tax managing directors to its Los Angeles and New York offices. "KPMG is continuing to invest in and expand its Alternative Investments team to serve its private
Sir Paul Ruddock is to retire as chief executive officer of Lansdowne Partners, the London-based stock-picking hedge fund he co-founded in 1998, to concentrate on his work in the arts. Ruddock (pictured), who is currently chairman of the Victoria &
Jefferies has hired Josh Gold as a managing director and head of the firm’s new hedge fund relationship group. Gold will be responsible for efforts to manage the firm’s overall relationships with US-based hedge funds, including representing Jefferies’ broad product
Amundi has hired five investment professionals for its UK branch based in London. Christopher Morris has joined the company as senior global fixed income manager, Anne Beaudu will join shortly in the same capacity and James Kwok has joined as
London-based broker-dealer BTIG Limited has appointed Christopher Rollins as its Chief Executive Officer CEO, effective immediately. Rollins (pictured), assumes leadership of the firm following a successful role as Managing Director, International Equities, and Head of US Execution Services at BTIG, LLC in
