Steve Ashley has been appointed global head of fixed income and Georges Assi has been appointed deputy global head of fixed income at Nomura, according to an internal memo seen by FinanceAsia yesterday. The memo was signed by Takumi Shibata, chairman and CEO, wholesale division group, and chief operating officer at Nomura.
Ashley, who is based in London, reports directly to Shibata. He joined Nomura in May 2010 as the Japanese bank’s global head of rates, from Royal Bank of Scotland.
Ashley, who has more than 20 years of experience, fills a role made vacant when Tarun Jotwani, Nomura’s former head of global markets, left...