Barclays makes new hire for Taiwan

Barclays Capital has appointed Amy Yang as a director in its investment banking division in Hong Kong. Yang will be responsible for providing foreign exchange and liability risk management products to the Taiwan corporate sector.

Yang joins from BNP Paribas, where she was co-head of fixed-income in Taiwan. In her new role, she will report to Rick Ng, director of debt capital markets and investment banking division.

Yang’s appointment follows a series of new hires at Barclays this year, as it looks to bolster its investment banking platform in the region. Among the 12 appointments so far this year are Daniel Lee, Singapore-based head of corporate foreign exchange; Kazunori Sakai, director of investment banking division with responsibility for the Japanese market; and Ken Koh, director of structured products in Tokyo.