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Del Missier to share Diamond?s job as Varley steps down John Varley will step down as group chief executive of Barclays Bank at the end of March 2011, with Bob Diamond, chief executive of investment banking arm Barclays Capital, taking over. European super- regulators near the finish line The European Parliament and the Council of Europe reached an outline agreement late on Thursday night which will result in legislation creating European super-regulators being voted on later this month so that the bodies can begin functioning in January. New interest rate swap platforms launched Icap and BGC Partners this week each announced the launch of electronic interest rate swap trading platforms after years of anticipation. BGC launched its service on Wednesday and Icap is due to switch on its platform on Monday. Lehman inquiry: Bernanke, Fuld cross swords in debate over viability in the bank?s last hours Key players in the collapse of Lehman Brothers clashed this week in front of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission over the causes of the world?s largest bankruptcy. BBVA hires heavy hitter to head bond syndicate An experienced senior syndicate banker on Monday returned to the market after an 18 month absence to lead a push into the credit markets by Spain?s BBVA.