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Citi taps Drury for new tech and comms group in San Francisco
Citi's head of EMEA banking, capital markets and advisory, Phil Drury, is relocating to San Francisco to take charge of a new franchise covering technology and communications.
19 Apr 2021 -
Primary market platform moves into new FX and adds Europe boss
DirectBooks, a platform for primary bond issuance initiated by a group of banks, has added the ability to handle euro and sterling deal announcements as well as a new senior member of staff to run its European business.
19 Apr 2021 -
ABN hires internally for new UK DCM top job
Vi Davda has been promoted to a new role of head of UK debt capital markets at ABN Amro, as the Dutch bank looks to expand its business across UK financial institutions and corporate clients.
16 Apr 2021 -
EU eyes separate gas law, leaves harmful bioenergy in Taxonomy
The European Commission is set to put forward a new solution to the intense battle over the EU's sustainable finance Taxonomy, between green finance supporters and EU member states that want to safeguard their plans to use gas, GlobalCapital has learned. This would appear to involve leaving gas out of the sustainable category of the Taxonomy, as environmentalists have demanded, and making a "separate legislative proposal" to deal with gas and nuclear power.
15 Apr 2021 -
Lloyds picks resources banker to lead ESG team
Lloyds Bank has appointed a senior banker to lead a new 16 strong team structuring environmental, social and governance products and services for companies in the UK, and plans to hire further staff externally.
14 Apr 2021 -
IMF ramps up focus on climate, launches innovative database
Climate change will become much more prevalent in the International Monetary Fund’s work this year, including its assessments of countries’ financial stability, after sustained complaints that it has not paid enough attention to global warming. Ways to link debt relief to climate action will take longer to implement.
09 Apr 2021 -
BNP Paribas bankers in Spain leave for boutique firm
A group of BNP Paribas bankers in Spain have jumped ship to join boutique firm Beka Finance, according to market sources. One person familiar with the situation said that the French bank will refill these roles in due course.
08 Apr 2021 -
HSBC brings back Horsburgh for UK role
HSBC is relocating the regional head of its leveraged and acquisition finance (LAF) business from Hong Kong to London to help implement its UK strategy.
08 Apr 2021 -
Trump exit unleashes Financial Stability Board to act on climate
The G20’s Financial Stability Board is cranking up its action on climate change again now that Donald Trump is no longer US president. This will feed the hopes of some sustainable finance supporters who want the FSB to drive progress on issues including environmental accounting.
07 Apr 2021 -
NatWest Markets promotes Plan in corporate debt
NatWest Markets has made another change to its debt financing management structure, with a new role for Roland Plan.
06 Apr 2021