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Corporate broking relationships endure for decades and build deep roots between both individuals and institutions, enabling banks to win outsized revenues from clients they serve. No wonder that a new crop of banks are expanding their ambitions
Five months in, Alessandro Melzi is getting started on the plan, but his boss is about to change
Paul Gibbs among those departing the firm after long service
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The inclusion of A-shares in institutional investors' portfolios is inevitable, although the process will be a gradual one for index providers, exchanges and money managers, FTSE Russell chief executive Mark Makepeace has told GlobalRMB. -
HSBC’s strength in Asia paid off in the first half of the year, with the equity markets business flying on the back of intense volatility across Asian bourses and the ramp up of Stock Connect. The bank’s restructuring also swung into life, with the sale of its Brazil unit and $50bn of RWAs cut from the investment bank.
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Zurich-based Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re) received the first quota in the RMB qualified foreign institutional investors (RQFII) programme among Swiss asset managers on July 29, according to the latest data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe).
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Spain’s Banco Santander on Thursday announced a 24% surge in first half profits as revenues grew and provisions shrank in its far-flung retail network, although its wholesale banking unit turned in a roughly flat performance.
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Chinese equities sent jaws dropping again this week after Shanghai posted its sharpest one-day plunge in eight years. While the market quickly picked itself up, equity capital market bankers believe this seesaw action is a huge incentive for mainland investors seeking a haven in Hong Kong, writes John Loh.
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India kicked off its yearly divestment programme with a bang this month after it called for banks to pitch for a fresh round of stake sales. But foreign banks have given it the cold shoulder, with only Deutsche Bank showing up to bid. Bankers are split on whether the government’s new approach will help or hurt its divestment plans, as John Loh reports.
