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  • Maybank Kim Eng’s chief executive officer for Hong Kong and China has left the firm, according to sources close to the matter.
  • UniCredit announced an €11.8bn loss on Thursday as expected, paving the way for its €13bn rights issue and fifth shot at a transformational rescue. The bank said it had signed agreements preparing for 14,000 redundancies, but away from this carnage, the underlying businesses appeared to stay strong.
  • BNP Paribas’s 2020 growth plan, unveiled on Tuesday, means building the bank’s market share in fixed income and capital markets, as rivals retrench or withdraw. Though the bank plans to run higher capital levels across the firm by 2020, the sale of First Hawaiian will free up firepower for the CIB unit.
  • Saudi Aramco is set to appoint up to five banks to advise it on its potential initial public offering after a six month pitching process reached its climax this week. Contrary to earlier reports, Moelis & Co will not be the sole adviser, but will be joined by another independent, two bulge bracket banks and a local firm, writes David Rothnie.
  • Ashurst has appointed Pui Hong Chik as a partner in its corporate practice in Hong Kong to bolster its Greater China business, the law firm said on Thursday.
  • The French bank’s recent changes to its equity capital markets division show it is serious about growing its European ECM business outside France, writes David Rothnie.