Barclays Hires No. 1 Japan Equity Strategist Hajime Kitano
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Barclays Plc hired former Morgan Stanley Japan equity strategist Hajime Kitano to bolster research in the world’s best-performing major stock market.
Kitano joined the U.K. bank in Tokyo today, Kazutoshi Ohkubo, head of equities at Barclays Securities Japan Ltd., said in a phone interview. Kitano, who left Morgan Stanley in August after about three months, was rated No. 1 equity strategist in Japan this year by Institutional Investor magazine.