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Jim Neave, head of European flow equity derivatives at Citigroup in London, is no longer in that position.

Fortis Investment Management France, the French arm of Fortis Investments with EUR95.7 billion (USD116 billion) under management, is gearing up to manage a public collateralized debt obligation referenced to emerging market entities.

Inflation-linked swaps are expected to gain ground in Australia as more corporates are issuing consumer price index-linked bonds.

McKee Nelson has hired Michael Voldstad as a partner in the law firm's structured finance group, working with Bill Gray, partner, to build out its fledgling tender option bond and municipal derivatives practices.

Washington Square Investment Management is looking to structure and manage a synthetic CDO in which a chunk of the underlying portfolio is emerging market corporates.

Donald Leitch, head of fund-linked derivatives at Merrill Lynch in London, is set for a return to Commerzbank Corporates & Markets.

Merrill Lynch is expanding its CDO structuring business in Asia and has nabbed four officials from JPMorgan to bolster the initiative.

Rabobank is targeting an expansion of its nascent equity desk and has its eye on the Korean and Japanese markets.

Royal London Asset Management is looking to enter the credit derivatives market with the launch of a single-name credit-default swap trading mandate.

Singapore's Straits Lion Asset Management is considering entering credit and equity hybrid notes because the current tight credit spread environment has made traditional credit derivative products less appealing.

The Committee Of European Securities Regulators is set to hold a second consultation on assets eligible for inclusion in European investment funds regulated by the UCITS III directive.