Morgan Stanley's most popular trader in Paris is a French guy who speaks Japanese
As traders traipse back to work after the summer, sources in the market say one salesman in particular is in vogue. He works for Morgan Stanley, and he has a special power: he speaks Japanese.
He is not, however, from Japan. Charles Fouquet is French and based in Paris. Fouquet joined Morgan Stanley as an executive director from Barclays as head of euro swaps trading in June 2023 and is expected to make managing director (MD) in the next round of promotions at the US bank. He has not spoken to us for this article, but he has fans.
Fouquet is understood to speak conversational Japanese at a time when Japanese clients are increasingly important players in the euro and US dollar swap markets. He graduated from London's Imperial College and worked for Goldman Sachs and Barclays before Morgan Stanley, where he joined the business run by Dan Aksan, the bank's co-head of EMEA rates.
Fouquet is said to be a man to watch. Ultimately, it's thought that he may move to a major hedge fund. Maybe he will displace Aksan. In the interim, his ability to speak to Japanese may encourage other macro traders to learn the language.
Fouquet aside, another Morgan Stanley trader with a history at Goldman Sachs has left the bank in London. Claire Rich spent one year at the bank, trading emerging markets rates and FX. She's just joined San Francisco-based Seldon Capital as head of rates and commodities. Rich also declined to comment.
Morgan Stanley, too, declined to contribute to this article.
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