Barclays Capital hires head of emerging markets

UK investment bank Barclays Capital has appointed Nicholas Moreira as managing director and head of emerging markets equity derivatives trading. Based in London, Moreira will report to Dixit Joshi, head of equity derivatives.

Moreira joins Barclays from Credit Suisse where he was head of European derivatives trading. During his 15 year career at Credit Suisse, Moreira held a number of positions including heading the European equity proprietary trading group and head of global emerging markets equity-linked financing.

Moreira will have responsibility for equity derivatives trading across all emerging markets including Russia, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

“Our growth momentum in equity