Civil war at JPM?

It used to be said that if there was ever a reunion held for all the people who traded FX at Midland Bank, we’d need to hire a venue like the Albert or Carnegie Hall. The same could be said for those who have worked at the conglomerate that is made up of Manufacturers Hannover, Chemical, Chase, and JPMorgan. And with so many ex-staff from these various institutions around, it’s inevitable that any gossip about JPMorgan spreads rapidly.

The alumni grapevine, at least in London, is buzzing with talk of what sounds like an outbreak of civil war at the bank – although things are apparently much calmer in New York. When it was confirmed that Rob Lichten was leaving his role as JPM’s global head of FX sales and trading on June 11, one of my better-informed readers posted the following comment: “The JPM reverse takeover continues. Standard operating procedure from here will be a JPM pogrom with the Puthites being ritually slaughtered.

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