Singer Capital Markets is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Hickinbotham as its Head of Research with effect from 1st October 2018.

Richard’s appointment demonstrates the firm’s commitment to build a high quality research product that will ensure Singer Capital Markets delivers industry insights, ideas and recommendations which challenge consensus and create value to the firm’s clients.

Richard is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience in the city and holds a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College. He was most recently the Head of European Research at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, and his 30 year career has seen him hold a number of senior positions at firms including Charles Stanley Securities, Investec and S G Warburg & Co.

Commenting on the appointment, Tim Cockroft has said:

“We are delighted that Richard is joining Singer Capital Markets. He brings a wealth of experience to the firm having successfully managed several Research teams and built a successful career in the corporate world. We continue to be excited by the opportunities represented by UK Companies in the Mid and Small Cap market. The research environment post MiFID II means content is becoming ever more important and we look forward to Richard helping us develop our product to be best in class.”