Derivs - People and Markets

Barclays Capital has named Azumo Ohno to head its new equity research team for Japanese brokerage, non-bank and Insurance companies.

GLG Partners’ new GLG Strategic Bond Fund will invest in derivatives, index-linked securities and other instruments following what it calls a “flexible investment strategy.”

Morgan Joseph TriArtisan has teamed up with Collins Stewart in a U.S. equity capital markets joint venture known as CSMJ Capital Markets.

Swiss banking group SYZ has launched the OYSTER Global High Yield Fund, which will invest in high-yield fixed-income investments.

Gleacher & Co. Securities has hired Jeff Gibbons as managing director and co-head of investment-grade credit together with Michael Voelker.

Vaibhav Piplapure, Credit Suisse’s head of the asset finance team in Europe, is leaving his position in which he heads structured corporate credit products like credit linked notes.

MF Global has fired all 1,066 employees, effective immediately, as the broker-dealer looks to liquidate, though between 150 and 200 are expected to be hired back to assist in the unwinding of the firm.

The IntercontinentalExchange has asked the judge handling the MF Global bankruptcy for the broker-dealer to return the money customers gave the firm for margin requirements.

The U.S. determinations committee of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association resolved that a credit event occurred when Dynegy Holdings filed for bankruptcy, and that an auction will be held to settle credit default swaps referencing the company.

Barclays Capital has named Jeff Walker as managing director and head of insurance, financial institutions group for Asia-Pacific.

National Australia Bank has promoted Tom Mazzaferro to the new position of head of capital markets for Europe.

Conrad Voldstad, ceo of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, will step down from his position effective Jan. 1.