Nomura names He as China equities head

Nomura Holdings, Japan's largest brokerage, said on Wednesday that it has appointed Hua He as its China equities head. He will be responsible for all China related equities business while also retaining his current post as head of fixed-income research for Asia excluding Japan, the brokerage said. He lead fixed-income and equity research for the Asia Pacific region at Lehman Brothers before Nomura bought its European and Asian operations in October 2008.