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  • Christian Meissner, head of global corporate and investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and one of the architects of the firm’s post-crisis success, is leaving the firm to be replaced by Asia Pacific president Matthew Koder.
  • An anonymous letter criticising HSBC’s global banking division exposes its history of underperformance in M&A. But that was never a priority for the bank, which should be more worried about a broader rebuild after the Matthew Westerman era, writes David Rothnie.
  • Credit Suisse has for decades called first place in Swiss franc bonds its own. But as the fourth quarter approaches, arch-rival UBS is defending a potentially insurmountable lead over its sparring partner, thanks largely to its success bringing Canadian and Korean borrowers to the market this year.
  • Prudential plc on Tuesday announced plans to issue three tranches of long dated subordinated debt as it prepares to spin off M&G Prudential. The notes are set to feature a clause allowing the financial institution to transfer them to the proposed new holding company for its UK and European business.
  • Morgan Stanley has transferred one of its senior structured finance bankers to New York as part of an initiative to win more business from US financial institutions looking to shift problematic consumer loans off balance sheet.
  • Those at Lehman Brothers on Monday, September 15, 2008 will remember the moment the lines between the London and New York offices went dead.