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Brokers compiled a slew of block trades off the back of significant events for companies such as Whitehaven Coal, Origin Energy and Endeavour Group, among others.

Hamish Whitehead has been in investment banking for 25 years and was joint head of Citi’s equity capital markets unit.

David Hunter was well-known in the market, handling trades on behalf of major superannuation funds, fund managers and exchange-traded funds managers.

The decorated researcher will bulk up the firm’s emerging companies coverage with a focus on industrial, retail and consumer names. 

Kris Liddell had run M&A and capital market transactions across renewables and transition since last year, and will join the billionaire’s Tattarang vehicle.

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, Barrenjoey and Macquarie have all been part of the recent musical chairs in Australian equities sales and trading

The Swiss bank has been No. 2 in cash equities for years, but its takeover by UBS has competitors sensing blood in the water.

Credit Suisse sales trader Jessica Toomey is heading to rival Jefferies, in the latter’s fourth hire this month.

Graduates of one university dont go into finance often, but they earn a lot when they do.

In today’s edition of Credit Suisse departures, Street Talk spotted the investment bank’s head of small caps sales jumping ship to American rival Jefferies.