Upon completion the new entity will have trading relationships with more than 900 counterparties across the UK, US, Europe and Asia, with former Barclays Rich Ricci at the helm.
The past week saw appointments from RBC Capital Markets, BestEx Research and Panmure Gordon.
Incoming head of trading had been with Winterflood Securities for almost 20 years.
The past week saw appointments from Deutsche Bank – a hire announced just before news of Credit Suisse’s acquisition by UBS – alongside hires from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Panmure Gordon.
The bank has been adding headcount under the stewardship of chief executive Rich Ricci.