Yoichi Takemura has been appointed head of macro trading for Japan at Barclays. He will be based in Tokyo.
Alongside overseeing the macro trading division, Takemura will work with macro distribution, research and investment banking teams to develop new solutions for yen rates clients.
He reports to Japan CEO and COO Kosuke Morihara and Yun Zhang, APAC head of FIC trading.
Zhang commented: “Japan is essential to our regional and global macro franchise. It is a key component of our strategy across global markets and with Japan’s rate divergence and heighted investor interest, we are well positioned to meet the growing client need in this region.”
Takemura has almost two decades of industry experience, most recently serving as a portfolio manager for Garda Capital Partners. Prior to this, he spent more than seven years at JP Morgan Chase, including as head of fixed income trading for Japan. He has also held directorial roles at Citi and Credit Suisse.
Tomohiro Mikajiri, precious head of the macro trading division, is expanding his remit to cover securitised products and non-yen rates trading.
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