People familiar with the matter: Nomura Holdings’ head of trading and investment banking will step down and take charge of digital asset-related businesses

According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, Steve Ashley, head of trading and investment banking at Nomura Holdings, will step down from his original position and be in charge of digital asset-related businesses, and Christopher Willcox, co-CEO of Nomura Holdings Americas, may succeed him. Steve Ashley will then serve as chairman of Nomura's new Swiss subsidiary, Laser Digital Holdings AG, which will focus on digital assets, while Jez Mohideen, currently in charge of cryptocurrency, will become the subsidiary's chief executive, people familiar with the matter said. executive officer.