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Partner has joined Clifford Chance from the newly merged rival magic circle law firm

GlobalCapital is pleased to reveal all the winners of its 2023 Americas Derivatives Awards

As it integrates Deutsche Bank's prime brokerage business, BNP Paribas has announced that the head of the unit, Ashley Wilson, will be staying on as global head of prime services.

Barclays has hired a senior trader from JP Morgan in New York to replace Naseer Al-Khudairi as head of electronic trading and digital strategy for its markets division.

Barclays has appointed Anita Tanna as managing director and head of EMEA generalist and specialist cash sales in London, having hired her from Citi.

MUFG is overhauling personnel and its business model to try to escape a cycle of low returns, writes David Rothnie.

MSCI picks up Nick Mihic — Algomi co-founder Stuart Taylor joins MUFG — Vinod Vasan changes roles at UBS

MSCI has hired Nick Mihic as head of client coverage for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Société Générale said on Monday that planned "adjustments and optimisations" should lead to a net reduction of around 640 posts in France, as it changes its structured products business and mulls altering securities services too.

Amid heavy options trading activity ahead of a US election that most market participants expect to be bitterly contested and drawn out, opportunities are opening up to play the short volatility position that had proven so popular before the pandemic.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association this week signalled its ambitions to unify documents for derivatives, securities financing transactions and repo markets.

Greater ESG sophistication is coming to the listed derivatives market, with Eurex Exchange announcing on Wednesday that it intends to launch new contracts that apply a new methodology for ESG exposure.