DBSI hires new head of MBS research

Deutsche Bank Securities has hired Amin Majidi head of U.S. mortgage strategy and co-head of mortgage research for the Americas working alongside Gregg Patruno, head of mortgage modeling, and reporting to head of structured finance research Karen Weaver and head of U.S. fixed income strategy Mustafa Chowdhury. Majidi joins from ABP Investments, where he was a senior portfolio manager responsible for mortgage-backed securities with a focus on derivatives products. Prior to ABP, Majidi was a portfolio manager at Priton Capital, a unit of Bear Stearns Asset Management.