ABN Amro has hired James Moore from JP Morgan in New York to head its US asset securitisation business.

Moore arrives from the US bank's financial institutions group in New York, where he was responsible for regional banks and speciality finance companies. He joined JP Morgan in 1988, working mainly in the asset finance group for clients including MBNA, Household International, the consumer credit provider, GMAC, financing unit of the US auto company, Sears and Textron Financial Group.