As part of an update of its Asia credit trading platform, ANZ has hired several traders and analysts in a move designed to support buy-side clients’ execution and address risk management needs.
Bwochau Fu.
The team is based across New York, Shanghai, and Singapore, The TRADE understands.
Specifically, the bank’s re-established credit trading desk comprises five traders and two dedicated desk analysts, led by head of credit trading for Asia, Bwochau Fu, who joined the firm in H2 2025.
Fu has served in senior positions at several firms, including China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Asset Management (CICC HKAM), Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley Asia, and personally covers USD bond trading in Australia and Japan on the ANZ desk.
While currently his team focuses on credit flow trading in Asian sovereign, quasi-sovereign, corporate, and financial credits, primarily in USD, ANZ plans to further develop SGD and CNH credit trading capabilities in early 2026, The TRADE understands.
Speaking to The TRADE about the team’s priorities, Fu explains: “We now have the right people in place across regions and products. The focus is straightforward: consistent pricing, reliable liquidity, and full responsiveness to client execution needs across the Asia credit complex.”
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The new hires include Andy Leung who recently joined from HSBC as a market maker. At ANZ he is specifically focused on bolstering its sovereign and quasi-sovereign offering while re-establishing flow trading in Hong Kong and Taiwanese credits.
Chirag Srivastava also joined the firm in recent months. He is responsible for broader Asia ex-China/Hong Kong markets, overseeing Korea, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Prior to joining ANZ, Srivastava worked stints at Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank focused on Asian credit bond trading.
Aurora Guo and Nikolai Beck are also members of the desk, having been with the firm for several years. ANZ tells The TRADE that both were “instrumental in preserving stability and client coverage throughout the update […] enabling the desk to offer clients consistent, round-the-clock liquidity in Asian investment-grade credits”.
Guo specialises in Chinese financials and corporates, while Beck maintains pricing and risk management continuity across European and US trading time zones.
Two analysts have also been added to the Asia credit trading desk – Shanghai-based Ting Meng and Singapore-based Viacheslav (Slava) Shilin.
Both dedicated desk credit strategists have extensive industry experience, and engage directly with clients providing detailed credit analysis and actionable trade recommendations.
Commenting on the new hires, Danny Choueiri, who leads ANZ’s credit sales efforts in Europe said, “We’re pleased to have the new team on board and are already seeing an uptick in client volumes […] the message is clear, we’re back stronger and ready to trade.”