GTR Trade Finance eNews - On The Move July 2009
Barclays Commercial reveals new cash and trade structure
Barclays Commercial has reorganised its cash and trade business, bringing together the UK and international cash and trade teams into one unit.
ECGD's advisory council appoints new chairman
Trade minister Mervyn Davies has announced the appointment of a new chairman and four new members of the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC).
Deutsche names Americas GTB head
Deutsche Bank has appointed Rick Striano as director and regional product head, trade and financial supply chain, Americas.
South Africa names new central bank chief
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma has appointed Gill Marcus, chairwoman of Absa Group, as the new governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
Barclays reveals new global head of trade
Vivek Ramachandran has taken over from Angela Potter as head of global cash and trade at Barclays.
Canada's EDC and Maple Trade Finance partner up
Export Development Canada (EDC) and fellow Canadian firm Maple Trade Finance have joined forces and launched a new product designed to support small-and-medium-sized manufacturers and exporters across Canada.
Sace acquires stake in ATI
The Italian export credit agency Sace has completed a US$10mn investment in the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI).
RBS reveals new GTS team structure
The Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a new strategy for its global transaction services (GTS) division.
Calyon expands Asia loan syndication coverage
Dale Summerville, head of CEEMEA with Calyon global loan syndication group (GLSG), is transferring to Singapore.
Norton Rose moves Paris partner to China
Norton Rose has relocated a senior Paris partner to China in a bid to meet increased demand for advice from Chinese banks.
HSBC appoints global head of guarantees
HSBC has appointed Amita Jhangiani as global head of guarantees, trade and supply chain.
HSBC appoints Middle East banking head
HSBC Bank Middle East has appointed Simon Vaughan Johnson as regional head of commercial banking.
US Ex-Im appoints key executives to management team
Four key executives have been named to the senior management team of the US Ex-Im.
European-Russian Bank appoints head of trade finance
The European-Russian Bank (ERB) has appointed Ilghiz Fazylov as head of business development and trade finance.
UniCredit reorganises Asian business lines
UniCredit has reassigned roles within its project finance and structured commodity finance departments in Singapore and Hong Kong.
BTA Bank appoints new legal advisor
Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank has appointed Lovells to provide legal advice on asset recovery.
SG launches Asia Pacific global capital markets platform
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking is set to launch a global capital markets (GCM) platform in Asia Pacific.
