AUSTRALIA CREDIT MOVES-Lambert named global head of debt at NAB

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Steve Lambert is taking on a new
role as global head of debt markets at National Australia Bank
(NAB), the bank said.

The wholesale banking group combines debt capital markets
origination and underwriting, structured investment product
creation, credit portfolio analytics and synthetic credit risk
distribution capabilities.

Lambert, who previously was NAB's head of distribution,
will report to Peter Coad, head of global markets.

Jason Garrett, who is returning to Sydney from Hong Kong,
will take the role of global head of institutional sales and
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HSBC Bank said it has appointed Geoffrey Pidgeon as head of
wholesale wealth management within its global investments
business in Australia. Pidgeon will be responsible for the
distribution of managed funds and structured products into the
advisor market in Australia. Pidgeon came from Macquarie Funds
Group where he was head of retail sales.
(Reporting by Cecile Lefort)