Barclays hires head of equities trading for Asia-Pacific

Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays plc, has hired Mike Di Iorio from Nomura to fill a new position as head of equities trading for Asia-Pacific, according to a release yesterday. The hire confirms the bank’s intention to continue to grow its equities business in Asia despite the announcement of layoffs at the bank globally earlier this month. Di Iorio will oversee the firm’s equities trading business across the region, including Australia and Japan, which spans …