Newedge taps prime broking veteran Sclater to head origination

Alastair Sclater, who previously headed the prime brokerage operations of UBS and Mizuho Securities in Singapore, has joined Newedge Group as regional head of prime brokerage origination and structuring. Based in Hong Kong, Sclater is responsible for growing Newedge’s equity and synthetic prime brokerage mandates in Asia-Pacific. He reports to London-based Vincent Tournant, global head of origination and structuring. Sclater is a six-year veteran of UBS, where he held senior pri…