CDO trader Schechter leaves Barclays for UBS, reports Bloomberg
Bloomberg reports that structured credit trader Jason Schechter has left Barclays Capital and will move to UBS

Structured credit headhunter joins new firm
Recruitment firm Robin Keck Associates has announced that it has hired Philippa Deane (previously known as Philippa Greenwood), a specialist in structured credit recruitment

Dock Street Capital announces push into Asia
New York-based structured credit asset manager and advisory firm Dock Street Capital has announced that it has opened a Hong Kong office

Paladin Advisors announces hire of former Ernst partner
Structured finance advisory firm Paladin Advisors has announced that former Ernst & Young partner Steve Campo has joined as managing partner

Bank makes senior hires to high yield research team
Barclays Capital has today announced three senior credit research appointments

French bank appoints credit research heads
Societe Generale has added to its credit research team with appointments in London and Paris

Credit quant joins Fitch Solutions
Fitch Solutions, the analytics business owned by Fitch which is separate from its rating arm, has hired credit quant Joao Garcia

Another former JP Morgan official joins advisory firm
GreensLedge Capital Markets, the advisory firm set up by two former senior structured credit officials at JP Morgan, has set up a Tokyo branch

Bank hires senior high yield credit analyst
Credit Agricole has hired Ray Stotlemyer to its corporate and investment bank as a senior credit analyst in the high yield capital markets team

CDO lawyer Handling moves to Barclays
Erica Handling, a London-based partner at law firm Ashurst with a particular specialism in CDOs, is moving to Barclays Capital to become the investment bank’s general counsel

Bank hires convertible-bond origination head
Nomura has announced the appointment of Douglas Decker as managing director and head of convertible bond origination

London-based credit manager builds up its advisory business
A London based credit hedge fund manager hires for its advisory business

Moody's CDO whistleblower sues former employer, reports WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reports that former Moody’s managing director Eric Kolchinsky has launched a lawsuit against his former employer and its chief executive Ray McDaniel

Deutsche confirms hire of structured credit sales veteran
Deutsche Bank has confirmed that Mitch Braselton is joining the bank as a managing director in New York

Axa IM promotes Gueunier following Juillard's departure
Axa Investment Managers’ head of corporate structured credit, Laurent Gueunier, will step up to the post of head of structured finance for the Paris-based asset manager