Vivian Li has joined Jefferies as head of Asia distressed trading and credit analytics, in a push to bolster the firm’s fixed income offering, The TRADE can reveal.
Li will be based out of Hong Kong and brings over a decade of industry experience to her new position, with expertise covering sovereign, investment grade and high yield corporate credit and financials.
She joins from Morgan Stanley, where she served as head of Asia credit analytics and head of China financing from November 2018 to May 2025.
Prior to this, she has also worked at China Merchants Securities, covering roles including fixed income portfolio manager, and credit analyst.
Jefferies confirmed the appointment in an announcement on social media.