Nomura Expands Fixed-Income Team

January 08, 2004, 3:00 p.m. EST 1 Min Read

Nomura Securities International Inc. has appointed Don MacKinnon head of structured credit trading and asset finance, a new position at the company that includes responsibility for its residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities businesses.Mr. MacKinnon was previously president and chief executive officer of Real Business Solutions, a commercial real estate services and technology company. In addition to overseeing RMBS and CMBS, Mr. MacKinnon will be responsible for managing the firm's asset finance business. Mr. MacKinnon has a mandate to expand the company's U.S. operations in all three businesses.

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