Kepler Cheuvreux has appointed Faruk Akar as PT sales trader, based in London.
He most recently worked as a trader and portfolio manager at Unigestion for one and a half years and before that worked in equity trading related roles at Citi.
“We are pleased to announce a new appointment in our KCx team, Faruk Akar […] to help develop the Kepler Cheuvreux strategy of growing its execution footprint and expertise,” said Kepler in an announcement on social media.
The firm also confirmed that PT is one of the 5 key strategic ambitions at KCx going forward.
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Akar has also previously served as an associate, equities strategy, at quantitative investment management firm Winton.