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NatWest Markets has made some hires in strategy across emerging markets, rates and foreign exchange.
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Credit Suisse has appointed Julian Corner as head of advanced execution services for EMEA, effective immediately, according to an internal memo.
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Another piece of the jigsaw of greener financial markets was inserted on Tuesday last week, though hardly anyone noticed. Under the EU’s new Investment Firms Regulation, asset managers and investment banks will have to disclose their environmental, social and governance risks, including from stranded assets, and how they vote in shareholder meetings. The requirements are quite radical and amount to insisting that all firms practice ESG investing.
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Amid the blizzard of legislation going through Brussels in the dying days of the present Commission and Parliament’s mandate, little attention was paid last week to the new rules governing how investment managers and investment banks are supervised. But they have big implications, including bringing investment banks such as Barclays and Goldman Sachs under the European Central Bank.
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The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) published the official rules for the new tech board at the end of last week. The exchange said the tech board will allow unprofitable companies to list, prevent small retail investors from participating directly and loosen lock-up requirements for key investors.
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Bank of America's Asia Pacific head of equity capital markets syndicate Philip Wong resigned on Tuesday morning. He is set to join JP Morgan in the summer.