Nomura names Rig Karkhanis new head of fixed income for Singapore

Nomura continues to expand its foreign exchange, interest rates, credit and commodities unit in Asia by recruiting Rig Karkhanis as new head of fixed income for Singapore

Nomura has named Rig Karkhanis as head of fixed income, Singapore, in a newly created role. Karkhanis will be responsible for providing clients in Asia ex-Japan with solutions across foreign exchange, interest rates, credit and commodities (FICC).

Based in Singapore, Karkhanis reports to Jai Rajpal, Nomura's head of fixed income in Asia ex-Japan, who is based in Hong Kong.

Karkhanis joins Nomura from Millennium Partners, Singapore, where he was a portfolio manager. He was previously head of