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Guotai Junan Securities Co said in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it has received the green light from the regulator to list in Hong Kong.

UBS has hired Andrea Casati to fill the role of head of Asia Pacific ECM syndicate, in a move which sees him rejoining the Swiss bank after almost a decade.

Morgan Stanley chose one of its own to take over the role of head of fixed income for Asia ex-Japan, a spokesperson at the bank confirmed.

PBoC signals further opening up of China’s bond market and promises further bond market reform, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) exposes the first cross-border Stock Connect manipulation case.

Insurance firm AIA Group’s chief executive Mark Tucker is to succeed Douglas Flint as chairman of HSBC.

HSBC has appointed a new head of leveraged and acquisition finance for Asia Pacific, transferring James Horsburgh from London as part of a shake-up of the business.

I am a man of simple pleasures these days, happy to sit in my local with a pint of ale watching football — or if I’m catching up with some chums, a glass of whisky.

JP Morgan taps Tan for SEA DCM — RHB loses SG equities banker — SMBC loans banker leaves

Renminbi depreciation has been one of the market's most talked about issues with many predicting the trend to continue well into 2017. But ICBC Asia’s co-head of global markets Jimmy Jim told GlobalRMB that such fears are overblown and he believes the renminbi is maturing into a two-way fluctuating currency.

Minsheng Education Group Co rapidly covered books for its Hong Kong IPO, which was launched on Wednesday and is expected to raise up to HK$1.5bn ($195.7m), according to a source close to the deal.

HSBC is understood to be considering transferring a banker from London to take over leveraged and acquisition finance responsibilities for Asia Pacific. This follows the departures of senior Hong Kong-based bankers from the levfin and sponsor coverage teams last month.

Citi has appointed a new markets and securities services head for Hong Kong, tapping a veteran banker to the position.