New York-based Jefferies Financial Group has expanded its equities team in Australia with four new hires.

Jefferies Financial Group has made four new hires to its Australia equities team, according to a LinkedIn post

In the Sydney office, the investment bank welcomed 25-year veteran Mario Argyrides as head of Australian equities, Will Allott as head of Australian equity sales and Aaron Piercy as another member of the equity sales team.

And in the Melbourne office, Nic Thompson, who has 15 years of experience, joins as head of Melbourne equities.