Nick Cox is an independent consultant who advises companies that are developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by asset managers, particularly in debt capital markets. Previously he was global head of Fixed Income Trading at JP Morgan Asset Management and before that held senior positions within the fixed income and trading functions of BlackRock. He has also worked as a trader within the investment banking units of ABN Amro, JP Morgan and BNP Paribas, and has worked in London, New York and Moscow. Nick has a degree in Physics from Exeter University.