Barclays plans to build up US bond research team

Barclays Capital is to embark on a hiring spree to build its fixed income research team in the US, following the hire of Mark Pibl from Merrill Lynch.

Pibl is joining Barclays' New York office to head US investment grade credit research, replacing former head Shaun Burke who left the bank two months ago. Pibl, a top-ranked specialist in energy, joins from Merrill Lynch.

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