Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired top-rated analyst Ajay Kapur from Deutsche Bank. He will join the firm in June as Asia-Pacific equity strategist and also assumes the new role of global emerging markets strategist.
He will be based in Hong Kong and reports to Steve Haggerty, head of Asia-Pacific research. In his emerging markets role, Kapur will work closely with Michael Harris and Felipe Hirai, emerging equities strategists in Europe and Latin America, respectively.
In his Asia-Pacific role, he will work closely with Nigel Tupper, global and Asia-Pacific quantitative strategist, as well as the country-based equity strategists.
Kapur, who was head...