Sell-Side

New hire will lead core and semi-core European government bond trading in his role, and previously spent 21 years at HSBC. 

New hire, who worked extensively at Bank of America Merrill Lynch previously in his career, brings almost 20 years of convertible bonds sales and trading experience to the role.  

New hire previously spent nearly five years at RBC, and has also served at ODDO BHF, Societe Generale and Eurex.  

New hire spent 17 years at Stifel working across various institutional equity sales-based roles, and also previously worked at Bear Stearns.  

More institutions are expected to join the venue as live market operations progress; news follows FCA authorisation of BPX in June 2025 to operate a regulated marketplace for traditional and tokenised securities. 

The new team now comprises of a senior hire from Barclays, as well as several internal hires, with the aim of aligning the firm’s global sales and trading offerings, The TRADE understands.  

Appointment marks a return to the German-based firm, after stints at Morgan Stanley and BNP Paribas CIB.  

New hire has worked across pan-European and US equity markets for more than two decades, and previously served at firms including Rothschild & Co, OpenExchange, Mediobanca, HSBC and UniCredit.  

Traders across asset classes expect electronic channels to account for more than a third of volume next year, a 10% increase from predictions for 2026.