UK investment bank Panmure Liberum has appointed James Bastick as a director, equity trader.
London-based Bastick joins the firm from Singer Capital Markets, where he served as a UK equities market maker from January to July 2025.
Prior to this, he worked at Winterflood Securities for more than eight years within the firm’s UK equities market making division as a UK equities dealer.
Previously in his career, he has held positions across investment portfolio and investment management teams at SVS Securities and State Street.
Bastick confirmed his new role in an announcement on social media.
Panmure Liberum had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.
Bastick’s appointment follows significant developments for Panmure Liberum in equities space in the last few months. In July the bank partnered with the corporate and investment banking division of South African bank, Nedbank, to deliver a trading agreement across South African and Pan-European equity markets.
The banks have said that the agreement is set deliver a more global equities offering and enhance execution and liquidity, as well as provide corporate clients with greater access to capital pools in South Africa.