RBC Capital Markets grows its Asia fixed-income and currency team

RBC Capital Markets continues its expansion in Asia with the hiring of Mike Bass as head of fixed income and currencies for Asia non-Japan and Mark Otis Zownir as head of US dollar rates trading, Asia. Both hires will become managing directors and will be based in the firm's Hong Kong office.

RBC Capital Markets is the corporate and investment banking arm of Canada's largest bank, Royal Bank of Canada.

Commenting on why these new roles were created, the firm's co-head of fixed income and currencies FIC as well as regional head of global markets, Harry Samuel, noted that an overall head of FIC Asia non-Japan recognises the importance the bank is giving to...