Lunchtime Links: Absolutely enormous hiring planned at Credit Suisse

It emerged this morning that Credit Suisse is planning rather a lot in the way of hiring. According to Bloomberg, chief operating officer David Mathers told a conference that the bank intends to recruit more than 30 new FX sales hires, 20 new people in leveraged finance, 40 people for rates, and 40 people for emerging markets.

Mathers also said he expects M&A to increase in 2010, but made no mention of hiring there. Last year, Credit Suisse made a presentation giving the distinct impression that it would be hiring in equity derivatives, FX, commodities and investment grade debt this year. Some of those plans appear to have changed.

Credit Suisse hires new head of Italian business. (Bloomberg)

Nomura said to hire 10 Australian research analysts and sales traders from RBS. (Bloomberg)

Citigroup wants to hire 20-30 private bankers in China this year. (Wall Street Journal)

The rush to hire private bankers in Asia. (Wall Street Journal)

Rothschild is building an unconventional new private banking office and doing some half hearted hiring. (Wealth Bulletin)

ICAP staff could get 250k payoffs and Macquarie might buy the business. (Telegraph)

Feinberg will focus on the pay and bonuses given to the top 25 executives at each of the major banks for the 2008 financial year. (Telegraph)

Feinberg may seek to renegotiate pay at 417 firms if he deems it inappropriate. (Wall Street Journal)

How can Feinberg do that? (Wall Street Journal)

Google is hiring bond traders for a new bond trading platform. (BusinessInsider)

Traders should write journals to get in touch with their feminine sides. (NYMag)