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Tesco wins approval for RBS buy-out; poaches Rowe to head marketing

UK supermarket Tesco has received full approval from the Financial Services Authority for its takeover of the chain's personal finance arm, and poached retail banking chief Paulette Rowe from former partner Royal Bank of Scotland to head its marketing operations.

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ANZ searches for new CIO after moving Dalton to innovation

ANZ Bank is looking for a new chief information officer (CIO) after shifting incumbent Peter Dalton to the newly created position of group general manager for innovation.

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Bank of America previews massive job cuts; Santander to cut 1900 in UK

Bank of America has confirmed plans to axe up to 35,000 jobs over the next three years, as it moves to eliminate redundancies from its pending merger with Merrill Lynch and respond to the weak economic environment.

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Nasdaq OMX names PHLX CIO William Morgan SVP, human resources

Nasdaq OMX has appointed former Philadelphia Stock Exchange chief information officer William Morgan as senior vice president, global human resources.

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Former Lehman IT exec takes top tech spot at FBI

Chad Fulgham, a former IT executive at bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers, has joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as chief information officer.

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Barclays to axe 100 staff in outsourcing move

Barclays Bank is to axe 109 jobs in the Welsh capital, Cardiff, under plans to outsource the unit that handles the accounts of deceased customers.

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ANZ cuts 400 jobs

ANZ Bank is set to axe 400 middle management jobs - including technology positions - before Christmas, according to local press reports.

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Systar names Leflambe VP, sales, Emea financial services

Performance management software provider Systar has hired industry veteran Gilles Leflambe to beef up its Emea financial services sales team.

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Sentenial to invest in recruitment as payments business kicks off

Irish payments technology specialist Sentenial has announced a EUR15 million investment plan and recruitment campaign to create 70 new jobs.

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Icap hires Daemon Bear to head dark pool MTF for stock trading

Interdealer broker Icap is planning to launch an alternative stock trading platform in the second half of 2009, according to Bloomberg.

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Black Thursday for financial markets as job losses mount

Financial markets have been rocked by a further series of massive job reductions at top firms, including Credit Suisse, Nomura, Commerzbank/Dresdner Kleinwort, State Street, and Jefferies.

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EMXCo names Euroclear's Yannic Weber CEO

Brussels-based depository Euroclear has installed its UK and Ireland chief executive officer Yannic Weber as CEO of subsidiary firm EMXCo, which provides electronic messaging to automate the flow of investment fund orders.