Exclusive: Ex-Global Head of FX Trading Nigel Khakoo Departs from Nomura

[kreslik.news]

Finance Magnates has learned that Nigel Khakoo was included amongst the latest round of job cuts at Nomura. A source close to the matter said that Khakoo, who was previously Global Head of FX Trading at the Japanese financial services firm, was one of the fifty traders who lost their jobs yesterday.

Khakoo changed roles, in a somewhat strange move, to become Global Head of Quantitative analytics in January of this year. He was also responsible for a reshuffling of Nomura’s trading divisions last year. The changes he made saw another trader, Andy Soper, formerly the firm’s Global Head ... (read more)