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Kevan Watts To Chair Merrill Lynch Europe

Merrill Lynch announced today that Kevan Watts has been named chairman of Merrill Lynch's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Pacific Rim regions. In EMEA, he succeeds Michael Marks, who will retire in February. Watts, who is British, has

Standard Chartered Hires Simon Walker From RBC Global Services

Standard Chartered announced today that it has hired Simon Walker from RBC Global Services as Senior Business Development Manager, Custody Sales, for the UK and Continental European markets. Based in London, Walker will head Standrad Chartered's sales efforts in the

NeoNet Appoints Kate Pritchard To London Sales Team

NeoNet, the international agency broker that provides electronic equity execution services for institutional investors and broker dealers, today announced that Kate Pritchard has been appointed Sales Executive at NeoNet's recently opened U.K. office in London. Pritchard brings experience in both

Jeffrey Quits Lombard Odier For Monument Securities

Monument Securities, the independent company that services institutions and professional investors, has hired Christopher Jeffrey as Senior Portfolio Manager. Jeffrey, aged 42, joins Monument Securities from Lombard Odier International, where he previously worked as Vice President (UK equities). In this

Munson To Chair New Platinum Operation In New York

Platinum Capital Management announced today that Eric L. Munson is to be President of Platinum Capital Management LLC, the new US affiliate of Platinum. The New York based affiliate was set up to distribute Platinum strategies in the US markets,

Concejero Quits Deutsche Borse For Mako

Ana Concejero, previously head of the Eurex and Deutsche Brse AG representative office in the City of London, where she successfully spearheaded the introduction of the Exchange's trading systems, Eurex and Xetra, has been appointed Head of Marketing with Mako