The coronavirus is starting to take its toll on the Oslo finance community with the departure of the top banker at Fearnley Securites amid temporary staff furloughs, and the resignation of a prominent Nordea lender.

Marius Halvorsen is out as chief executive of Fearnley Securities, several finance sources told TradeWinds on Friday.

Meanwhile, veteran Nordea banker Ronny Bjornadal has chosen to resign his post as head of global maritime loans in a development suggested to be unlike the Fearnley cuts.