While Barclays Capital has today ended five-month speculation over who will run its European equities franchise, following the departure of Dixit Joshi in July, another question remains over the future of its pan-European dark pool.

BarCap today said this morning it had appointed Siggi Thorkelsson as its head of equities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in addition to his role as head of Asian equities. Thorkelsson, who joined BarCap in April, will move to London as soon as possible, and the bank is planning to appoint a replacement for his role in Asia, according to a source close to the process.