Polverino lures ex-Merrill colleagues to RBS sales

Abstract

Antonio Polverino, head of institutional sales for fixed income, currencies and commodities at RBS in London, is reported to have brought in three ex-colleagues from Merrill Lynch to join him in his new role. Samir Atassi, Merrill's former global head of the emerging markets group for central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has already joined RBS. Omar Chebli and Eman El-Olabi are also slated to join RBS's Middle East sales team in London later this year. They are expected to cover fixed-income, foreign exchange and rates distribution.