Nomura Asset Management International
Dylan Kluth has been named head of equities trading for Asia Pacific at Nomura Asset Management International following two years in the same role at Macquarie Group.
Kluth’s new role is part of changes following the establishment of Nomura Asset Management International, created as part of the firm’s successful acquisition of Macquarie’s US and European public asset management business, which closed on 1 December 2025.
He joined Macquarie Group as a portfolio manager and analyst in 2022, before becoming the firm’s head of equities trading for Asia Pacific in 2023, as revealed by The TRADE at the time.
Kluth will be based out of Sydney in the role and brings more than 15 years of industry experience, spanning dealing, equities trading and portfolio management.
Prior to Macquarie, Kluth spent nine years at AMP Capital in London, where he served as global head of dealing. He also held positions as head of dealing for EMEA and Americas, as well as multi-asset and equity dealer roles during his time at the firm.
State Street
Chris Pizzotti has been named global head of FX sales and trading at State Street. He had most recently served as head of FX voice trading at the firm for seven years.
In the new role, he will be responsible for the strategic direction and execution of State Street Markets’ FX sales and trading offering.
Specifically, Boston-based Pizzotti will oversee all of the trading functions and client engagement.
He initially joined as an FX trader back in 2010 before becoming head of Latam FX trading in 2017.
Optiver
Optiver has made three new senior appointments in its institutional sales team, focused on cash equities and ETFs.
In London, Oliver Chapman will join the UK cash equity sales team, having most recently served as director in electronic equity sales at Barclays, while Ian Schneider is also set to join the firm, focused on relationships with US counterparties.
Schneider joins from Morgan Stanley, where he was an executive director in cash equity sales.
Additionally, Pierre Antoine Jaunâtre is a new addition to Optiver’s team in Amsterdam, set to drive ETF sales across France and Iberia. His move follows an 11-year stint at Flow Traders where he worked as an institutional trader, ETFs.
The hires are set to strengthen the firm’s direct-to-buy-side business liquidity offering across Europe and the US.
All are set to report to Jean-Marie Tine, head of Delta-One institutional sales.