Just some days faraway from increasing its London operation, Hamburg primarily based FX Swaps and NDF pricing and knowledge supplier DIGITEC has introduced the opening of its new workplace in Singapore, managed by Christopher Johnson.
Christopher Johnson has joined DIGITEC as Head of Asia to steer new enterprise within the area. Christopher has labored in FX gross sales and buying and selling for greater than 25 years. He joined DIGITEC from BNY Mellon in Singapore the place he was Head of eFX and G10 Spot Buying and selling for APAC. Beforehand he labored at LSEG/Refinitiv in Singapore and Switzerland, in FX gross sales and relationship administration. Throughout his profession he has additionally labored in FX at UBS, WestLB, Raiffeisen Switzerland and Credit score Suisse.
A part of DIGITEC’s international development technique, opening the brand new workplace is in response to a rising variety of enquiries from banks and buying and selling desks positioned in Singapore. The workplace brings DIGITEC nearer to its Asia-based shoppers and prospects, and gives entry to many regional FX buying and selling hubs.
Peer Joost, CEO of DIGITEC stated:
“With present financial institution shoppers throughout Asia and a rising variety of regional prospects, it will be important for DIGITEC to have a presence in Singapore, which is quick turning into Asia’s regional hub for FX. I’m delighted to welcome Christopher to our staff. He’s well-known within the FX market and brings in depth expertise and senior business relationships, which is able to assist us to fulfill our formidable development plans for the area.”
Christopher Johnson added:
“As a earlier consumer of DIGITEC I’ve seen first-hand the worth that D3 and SDF ship to FX buying and selling desks. With latest product launches like D3 Lite and future new merchandise going dwell later this yr, it is a perfect time to focus on new shoppers in Asia and I sit up for increasing {our relationships} within the area.”
About DIGITEC
DIGITEC is a specialist supplier of FX Swaps expertise and knowledge. It has over 40 financial institution shoppers globally, together with greater than 50% of the Euromoney Prime 50 FX buying and selling companies. The agency’s market-leading providers embrace the D3 multi-asset pricing engine, Valuable Metals Information Feed (PMF) and Swaps Information Feed (SDF), developed in partnership with 360T. The corporate is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with different places of work in London and Singapore.
