Head of equities for ABN Amro Australia named

ABN Amro said it had appointed Alastair Barr as head of its equities business in Australia, in a bid to increase market share and client position in the country.Barr is returning to Sydney after 10 years working in Australian equities in London. He says he is looking forward to the "challenge" of combining ABN Amro's strong European and Asian equities franchises with its experience in the Australian market."In global equities markets, ABN Amro has a top five trading position in eight …