Westpac Hires London DCM Director

Australian bond underwriter, Westpac Banking, has appointed Ignacio Cortes as a London-based director of debt capital markets.

Australian bond underwriter, Westpac Banking, has appointed Ignacio Cortes as a London-based director of debt capital markets (DCM), Bloomberg reports. In his new role, Cortes will be responsible for origination and syndication in European hours.

He will start with Westpac on March 1, 2011. Previously, he served at WestLB and Royal Bank of Scotland. Westpac is also planning to recruit about 10 staff members in its Singapore office covering origination, rates, credit and research.

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