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Dominique Blanchard has returned to Crédit Agricole as regional head of the global markets division, Asia Pacific, the bank announced on Tuesday.

Two Chinese companies have filed draft IPO documents in Hong Kong a day before the bourse rolls out its plans to encourage listings from the new economy sector.

Heung Li, a former UBS equity capital markets banker, is expected to take up a new position in CLSA, according to sources with knowledge of the move.

China’s stock market regulator has named Legend Holdings, parent of technology company Lenovo Group, as the first to take part in its H-share convertibility pilot programme.

Ping An Healthcare and Technology has kicked off a highly-anticipated HK$8.8bn ($1.1bn) IPO, set to be one of Hong Kong’s biggest from the new economy sector this year.

The Chinese securities watchdog names the first company to take part in the H-share convertibility experiment, Z-Ben Advisors says UBS is the best international asset manager in the onshore market, and the US and China may meet to resolve trade dispute.

Credit Suisse has picked Allan Chu as its new head of technology, media and telecom for Greater China, according to sources.

Hong Kong-listed Canvest Environmental Protection Group Company, a waste-to-energy provider, is seeking a $150m-equivalent borrowing denominated in Hong Kong dollars.

A pair of supranationals helped bolster Hong Kong’s green bond ambitions with some SRI deals this week.

Boutique investment bank SC Lowy signalled the potential it sees in the Italian banking sector through its acquisition of Credito di Romagna this week. Michel Löwy, CEO of the firm, also views it as a way to expand the firm’s European leveraged finance operations.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Beng-Hong Lee to the newly created position of head of institutional client group for China.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Nomura and UBS have made senior changes in their equity capital markets and syndicate teams in Asia.