Barclays has hired former Garda Capital Partners portfolio manager Yoichi Takemura to strengthen its yen rates trading business as global financial companies compete for talent to capitalize on Japan’s revived $7.1 trillion government bond market.
Takemura joined the U.K. lender Monday as Japan macro trading head, according to an internal memo and confirmed by a spokesperson. He will oversee yen rates and foreign exchange trading in Tokyo, bringing nearly two decades of experience in those operations.
Takemura’s recruitment comes less than a year after he was hired by U.S. hedge fund firm Garda Capital.
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