RBS Mortgage Strategist Gimpel Said Leaving to Start Data Firm

Scott Gimpel, a Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc strategist known for highlighting the details of individual mortgages after the U.S. housing bust, is leaving the bank after more than two decades as it shrinks in capital markets, two people with knowledge of the move said.

Gimpel, the firm’s head of strategy for mortgage bonds without government backing, is joining with RBS trader Daniel O’Connor to start a data advisory and analytics firm, said the people, who asked not to be named without authorization to speak publicly.