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“I was looking at 52 empty sets on the trading floor.” This remark from Tim von Halle, formerly with Merrill Lynch and now in charge of building an international fixed-income business for West Merchant Bank, spread like bushfire throughout the Euromarkets. Head-hunters swarmed around, sensing the smell of easy fare. Resumés landed thick and fast on his desk. Why did the personable von Halle leave the financial security of the league-topping Merrill Lynch for the WestLB group, whose Euromarket star had faded? In fact, von Halle, a Brit who speaks German, was the ideal choice. |
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