Barclays Capital
Schwab quits Barclays to return to AIG
AIG Financial Products, the derivatives arm of the American International Group, has hired Matthew Schwab as managing director in its investor coverage group.
Barclays hires Meli as head of US structured credit
Barclays Capital has hired Jeff Meli as director and head of US structured credit and quantitative strategy in New York .
Newly promoted Polverino quits JP Morgan for Merrill Lynch
Antonio Polverino, whom JP Morgan appointed as head of corporate derivatives marketing in March, has jumped ship to take a similar position at Merrill Lynch.
Barclays hires head of equity exotics trading
Barclays Capital has hired Nick Nassuphis as head of equity exotic and structured product derivative trading.
Derivatives business must better state its case, says del Missier
The global derivatives industry must make a concerted effort to educate people about the usefulness of derivatives and deal with misconceptions, Jerry del Missier, head of rates and private equity and regional head of Europe for Barclays Capital, told…
European financial integration in peril, says BarCap's del Missier
The integration of Europe's financial markets faces an acute danger from resurgent nationalist self-interest among its regulators, Barclays Capital's head of rates and private equity and regional head of Europe, Jerry del Missier, told delegates…
BGI hires in fixed income ahead of hedge fund launch
Barclays Global Investors (BGI), the San Francisco-based asset management arm of Barclays Bank, has made four hires in its fixed-income department in anticipation of the launch of new long/short fixed-income products fund.
Barcap adds Japanese inflation-linked bonds to global index
Barclays Capital is adding Japanese inflation-linked bonds (JGBi) to its global inflation-linked index at the end of April. This follows the Japanese Ministry of Finance saying it would give foreign investors access to the JGBi market from April 1,…
Dresdner hires six FX directors
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), the investment banking arm of Dresdner Bank, has appointed six key directors to its foreign exchange businesses in London and Frankfurt.
Barclays boosts insurance and pensions solutions team
Barclays Capital has bolstered its insurance and pensions solutions team with the appointment of Jon Exley as director.
Banks leapfrog the rating agencies
European banks are cutting rating agencies down to size with a new loan data pooling initiative. Dutch bank NIB is leading the initiative. By Nicholas Dunbar
Goldman launches Barx rival
Goldman Sachs has followed in Barclays Capital’s footsteps by launching an electronic trading platform on Bloomberg for interest rate derivatives.
Credit managers hope for new accounting blueprint
Mark-to-market accounting has frustrated credit portfolio managers at the largest international banks. It’s made their loan books more volatile and their derivatives hedges less efficient. But accounting standards setters may be ready to review the rules…
Barclays adds structured credit marketer
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has hired Jane Privett as a director within the UK institutional credit sales team.
Barclays Capital appoints CMBS research director
Barclays Capital has hired Hans Vrensen as head of its European commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) research unit.
Bloomberg and TradeWeb enter multi-dealer electronic swaps trading fray
Competition in dealer-client electronic euro swaps trading is heating up with the launch of two new 'request-for-quote' (RFQ) multi-dealer interest rates swaps platforms in quick succession.
TriOptima launches oil swap tear-up service
TriOptima, the Stockholm-based financial technology firm specialising in an over-the-counter swap 'tear-up' service, has extended its capabilities to oil swaps.
NAB forex derivatives rejig continues
National Australia Bank (NAB) has continued its rebuilding process by hiring David Hicks as an Australian dollar forwards dealer.
BarCap boosts German coverage with Frankfurt hires
Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays Bank, has made several appointments to its Frankfurt office, extending its coverage in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Citigroup to rebuild after major credit derivatives defections
Barclays Capital has poached eight New York-based credit derivatives traders from Citigroup, including Doug Warren, a managing director, as well as Jonathan Koerner and Gregory Tell, both directors.
Barclays to issue commodity-backed CDO
Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of London-based Barclays Bank, is to issue a synthetic collateralised debt obligation (CDO), backed by a series of commodity swaps.
BarCap boosts illiquid credit trading
London-based investment bank, Barclays Capital, has hired Kevin Gribben as a director in its illiquid credit trading division.
Senior Barclays swaps trader to set up hedge fund
Alan Burnell, head of European swaps and government bond trading at Barclays Capital, is leaving the bank to set up a hedge fund.
CSFB appoints derivatives sales director for Germany
Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) has hired Konstantin Krebs as a director of fixed-income derivatives sales.