12 Apr 2022

SMBC Nikko Securities America Continues to Expand Fixed Income Sales and Trading Group; Hires Matt Musser to Lead U.S. Rates Trading Team

New York, NY – April 12, 2022: SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., a member of SMBC Group, today announced that Matt Musser has joined the firm’s Fixed Income Sales and Trading Group as a Managing Director. In this role, Matt will lead the U.S. Rates Trading team and will report to Yunson Du, Head of Fixed Income Sales and Trading.

“We welcome Matt to our growing business and look forward to the contributions that he will make to our organization,” said Yunson. “The addition of Matt reflects our ongoing commitment to grow our fixed income sales and trading business. We have been pursuing our goal to build a top-tier capital markets platform and are confident that this will provide additional value to our institutional investor clients.”

Prior to joining the firm, Matt was with NatWest Markets, where he spent the last six years growing the institutional rates business. Most recently, he was a Managing Director and the Head of the U.S. Primary Dealership. There, he was responsible for the U.S. Treasury, Inflation, and Agency business as well as market-making in Treasuries and Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) with tenures of 11+ years. Matt previously held positions at Credit Suisse Securities and Jefferies LLC, both New York-based primary dealers.

Matt holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgetown University and a Master of Science from Columbia University.

About SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. is a member of SMBC Group, one of the world’s largest global financial institutions. Based in New York City, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. provides investment securities and other financial services to corporate and institutional clients, focusing on North America and Latin America. SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. caters to institutional investors such as mutual funds, hedge funds, and other investment advisors.

About SMBC Group

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 140 offices and 86,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges. As of December 31, 2021, its total assets were $2.18 trillion.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities Canada, Ltd., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

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