Derivs - People and Markets

Barclays Capital has opened an equity derivatives unit in India, joining a handful of foreign banks in the market.

Charlie O’Flaherty, co-head of ABN AMRO’s private investor products group in New York, has left the firm.

Rahul Mookerjee, Asian head of issuer and investor coverage at Deutsche Bank, has taken a sabbatical until year-end, prompting a reorganization.

U.S. desks are generally holding off from pitching a credit structure that allows holders to avoid marking-to-market positions.

Christian Schackmann, head of single stock derivatives trading at Citigroup in London, has moved to hedge fund Citadel.

Edward Ho, senior managing director and head of structured equity sales in Hong Kong at Bear Stearns, will not remain at the firm following the JPMorgan takeover.

New York State Insurance Regulator Eric Dinallo’s moves to tighten the rulebook for monolines active in credit default swaps has drawn fire from some in the derivatives market.

Russian derivative bankers are heading home, tempted by cash bonuses and a boom in the local markets.

Morgan Stanley has recruited Ben Falloon to boost credit and interest rates structured product sales throughout the Asia ex-Japan region.

Former Akamai Financial Markets Director Sam Jones has re-branded his Singapore recruitment firm to Sumeria Search—and plans to open a Hong Kong branch.

Russian bankers based overseas are heading home, tempted by cash bonuses and a boom in local derivatives markets.

Andrew Crane, head of equity trading for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Citigroup, has left the firm.