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  • OCBC has hired David Cheng from Deutsche Bank to be head of corporate finance. He will run the Singapore bank’s equity capital markets, M&A and equity syndication teams.
  • The initiatives taken to bring Chinese and UK markets closer together mark a new height in the bilateral relationship, with more RMB products and a possible Stock Connect link at the heart of future plans, said Nikhil Rathi, the new CEO of the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
  • Banks are welcoming plans by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) to solve the outstanding settlement issues for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect. The introduction of delivery versus payment (DVP) settlement model from next April also provides business opportunity as brokers seek out more liquidity.
  • The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) have agreed to extend bilateral co-operation and technical assistance to each other under a new pact.
  • East Capital, an asset manager that focuses on emerging and frontier markets, has named socially responsible investments specialist Francois Perrin as a portfolio manager in charge of Greater China.
  • The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) plans to extend renminbi settlement operational hours for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in April 2016 in a bid to solve the outstanding settlement issues, a senior officer told GlobalRMB at the sidelines of event to celebrate the schemes’ one year anniversary.