Barclays expands into ratings advisory

Barclays continues to expand its fixed income division with the creation of a new role for a ratings advisory expert. Azmat Zuberi, who previously ran the ratings advisory team at JPMorgan, joined last week and will be based in Hong Kong reporting to Chris Hui, head of structured corporate finance. In addition to mainstream ratings assignments, Zuberi will also play an origination role in debt capital markets focusing on capital structure optimization. Known for his forceful personal…