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CastleOak Adds to Fixed Income Group

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CastleOak Securities has hired two professionals for its fixed-income sales department, the firm said today.

Gregory Hughes and Dana Brett-Levy join the New York-based firm as directors.

Hughes was most recently with Ropemaker Capital, where he developed credit trading and sales platforms. He also served in several credit and structured credit sales positions with Commerzbank and HSBC and worked on Deutsche Bank’s credit trading platform.

Brett-Levy was most recently a director with Coldwell Banker Commercial, where she managed the distressed assets division. She also served with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and Deutsche Bank.

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