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Barclays appoints southeast Asia banking head
Barclays has hired a former JP Morgan veteran banker to lead its southeast Asia business.
21 Jun 2021 -
JPM hires for new Apac IB fintech position
JP Morgan has named Cindy Xu as head of fintech investment banking for Asia, the latest move to expand the firm's regional technology team.
08 Jun 2021 -
BNPP creates global banking unit in Apac
BNP Paribas has created a new global banking division in Asia Pacific, a move that brings the structure of its business in the region in line with its international operations, GlobalCapital Asia has learnt.
14 May 2021 -
StanChart reorganises CCIB with Raber, Jonsson taking bigger roles
Standard Chartered has revamped its corporate, commercial and institutional banking (CCIB) business, combining its credit and origination operations and promoting a number of senior bankers in Asia.
10 May 2021 -
Citi to boost wealth management business in Apac
Citi is planning to hire around 2,300 people to support the expansion of its wealth management business in Asia Pacific, as the bank undertakes a restructuring that boosts focus on its four wealth centres.
19 Apr 2021 -
HSBC GBM to double down in Asia, Middle East
HSBC's global banking and markets division (GBM) plans to invest in Asia and plug more than half its risk-weighted assets (RWAs) in the Apac region and the Middle East by 2022, the bank outlined when reporting its full-year results on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the final three months of last year, global banking revenues fell year-on-year, but proceeds from equities more than doubled.
23 Feb 2021 -
Taiwanese banks ditch IB-led loans over default fears, MoF guidance
Taiwanese banks are increasingly asking their loans teams to avoid participating in deals led by global investment banks, in line with guidance given by the finance ministry last year and over fears of being burnt again by possible defaults.
25 Jan 2021 -
HSBC's Asia ambitions remain after Enns leaves
HSBC’s aims to boost market share in investment banking and rebalance towards Asia remain intact despite the resignation of one of its most senior lieutenants. But 2021 must be about execution, writes David Rothnie.
07 Jan 2021 -
Goldman seeks full control of China JV
Goldman Sachs is leading the race to fully own a Chinese securities company. It has agreed to buy all the outstanding shares in its 16-year old joint venture, Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities, from its onshore partner.
09 Dec 2020 -
MUFG seeks model change in quest for growth
MUFG is overhauling personnel and its business model to try to escape a cycle of low returns, writes David Rothnie.
26 Nov 2020
