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  • HSBC’s global head of ECM is under no illusions about the challenges the bank faces but says HSBC’s restructuring is not one of them. David Rothnie reports.
  • Capital markets have provided record volumes of funding during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from Afme. But a concurrent boom in bank lending shows that European companies still need broader access to equity and debt finance.
  • Adrian Lewis, the long-serving head of EMEA equity capital markets at HSBC, left the bank at the end of June to pursue other opportunities unrelated to investment banking and ECM.
  • Troubled Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee has appointed a new chairman of the board after founder Lu Zhengyao was voted out of the position by shareholders.
  • China’s securities regulator has banned GF Securities from sponsoring IPOs for six months and underwriting bonds for a year, punishing the firm for its role on a series of fundraisings for Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co.
  • JP Morgan has extended its lead in European investment banking, scotching accusations of a retreat and dashing hopes of a change in the status quo, writes David Rothnie.