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Biden’s Hong Kong stance adds to HSBC’s ‘unique conundrum’
As Western companies operating in Hong Kong await the details of a warning from the US State Department about the risks of doing business in the special administrative region, analysts say the growing rift between China and the US is putting HSBC in an especially uncomfortable position.
16 Jul 2021 -
QNB opens HK branch as part of expansion plan
Qatar National Bank Group has opened a Hong Kong branch in a move to further expand its global presence.
12 Jul 2021 -
Barclays hires from HSBC for China DCM head job
A senior debt capital markets banker at HSBC in Hong Kong is moving to Barclays, GlobalCapital Asia has learnt.
02 Jul 2021 -
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
