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  • Credit Suisse named one of its most senior investment bankers in Asia Pacific as China CEO this week, putting him in charge of a strategy increasingly focused on wealth management and China. The move came as the resilience of the bank's regional and integrated model continues to be tested, writes John Loh.
  • BNP Paribas’s 2020 growth plan, unveiled on Tuesday, means building the bank’s market share in fixed income and capital markets, as rivals retrench or withdraw. Though the bank plans to run higher capital levels across the firm by 2020, the sale of First Hawaiian will free up firepower for the CIB unit.
  • Saudi Aramco is set to appoint up to five banks to advise it on its potential initial public offering after a six month pitching process reached its climax this week. Contrary to earlier reports, Moelis & Co will not be the sole adviser, but will be joined by another independent, two bulge bracket banks and a local firm, writes David Rothnie.
  • Commerzbank’s profits slumped for 2016 and for the fourth quarter, as the euro-orientated commercial bank benefited less than other large banks from the flurry of Trump-related trading and the steepening US yield curve.
  • The French bank’s recent changes to its equity capital markets division show it is serious about growing its European ECM business outside France, writes David Rothnie.
  • Barclays has announced several senior appointments in its credit trading business, including the rehire of Shrut Kalra from Goldman Sachs to co-head European high grade on the derivatives side.