Sean O’Keeffe has joined Novate Global Markets’ institutional sales team, having departed from his post as head of CEEMEA trading and sales at MUFG Securities EMEA in May 2023.
He announced his new role in a social media post.
During his tenure at MUFG, O’Keeffe was originally responsible for the sales team before the role was expanded to include trading in 2015.
London-based O’Keeffe was also a founding member of the firm’s emerging market fixed income business.
Elsewhere in his career, he has served in various sales-relating roles, including stints at Credit Agricole CIB and Standard Bank.
Novate Global Markets is an independent securities boutique which specialises in global fixed income markets. Originally Mitsubishi Trust International, the fixed income sales and trading operation of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking (MUTB), Novate transitioned to employee ownership in 2024. MUTB continues to hold a 24% stake.
Novate Global Markets declined to comment when approached by The TRADE.