RBS Securities Said to Hire Sinche as Head of Currency Strategy

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc hired Robert Sinche as global head of foreign-exchange strategy, according to a person familiar with the agreement who isn’t authorized to speak publically on the matter.

Sinche, who has more than 30 years of experience in the foreign-exchange market, joins RBS Securities Inc.’s global banking and markets strategy group, the person said. The 58-year-old analyst joins from Lily Pond Capital Management, where he was the chief strategist for the investment firm and was responsible for global economic and policy analysis. Michael Geller, spokesman for RBS in Stamford, Connecticut, declined to comment.