Richard Evans, a former head of Delta One strategists in European equities at Morgan Stanley and a Financial News Rising Star in finance, is set to join Barclays next month, Financial News has learned.

Evans will join Barclays as its chief operating officer for equities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in September, according to sources familiar with the situation. He will report to Siggi Thorkelsson, Barclays' head of equities for Emea.