Career moves

KeyBanc Capital Markets has made four new hires, which signals an expansion in their industrial and real estate divisions. The firm announced the hires today.

Richard Atterbury has joined AgFe as a private equity advisor. He was formerly the chairman of Europe, Middle East, and African investment at Nomura Holdings. The move was reflected in the Financial Services Authority (FSA) registry.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. named a new chief financial officer Tuesday, part of an executive shuffle it said would help groom the company's future leaders.

Finacity Corporation said it's looking to hire a senior trader/capital markets professional to globally facilitate buyers and sellers of trade/account receivables.

Carlos Mendez will lead the newly created structured finance group at Sandler O’Neill and Partners, the firm announced today.

BTIG continues the expansion of its fixed-income group with the addition of a structured finance analytics and strategy group and several hires in the firm’s structured products group.

Richard Jones, partner and co-chair of Dechert's finance and real estate practice, recently launched a blog that will provide critical commentary on the credit market and commercial real estate meltdown. The blog, called the Credit Cruncher, can be accessed at http://www.crunchedcredit.com.

Clayton Holdings, a mortgage analytics provider, has hired Brian R. Clark as senior managing director and chief business officer in charge of commercial real estate.

Guy Carpenter & Co. named Patrick Ryan as Irish market representative effective June 10, the firm announced today.

The American Securitization Forum (ASF) appointed Armando Falcon as Senior Policy Advisor.

With the next comptroller of the currency expected to be named within weeks, speculation is heating up over who President Obama will nominate.

WASHINGTON — With lawmakers intent on sending a final regulatory reform bill to President Obama by July 4, much of the legwork is already happening behind the scenes on how to tackle a host of unresolved issues, including a proposed swaps ban, a stringent capital requirement, interchange fee regulation and a consumer protection agency.

Guy Carpenter & Co. named Bill Kennedy as global CEO of analytics, capital markets, specialty practices and advisory effective July 1.

Standard & Poor’s appointed Howard Esaki as managing director and head of the rating agency's new global structured finance research department.

CIT Group has hired a new credit chief along with a new head of administrative affairs, the New York-based middle-market lender announced Tuesday.

Allonhill hired Fidelity Southern Corp. executive Kathy Ireland as director of securitizations.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) named Bill Killmer as senior vice president of legislative and political affairs effective July 5.

US-based Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (SNR) and U.K.-based Denton Wilde Sapte have agreed to combine forces, subject to a partnership vote on June 9.

Fred Terrell has rejoined Credit Suisse as vice chairman of investment banking, effective next week. Terrell will report to Jim Amine , managing director and co-head of the global investment banking department.

The Senate appointed conferees on Tuesday to negotiate differences with the House on regulatory reform legislation and craft a final bill.