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  • Caught between two regulatory initiatives, many small banks are unsure about whether to embark on the long and costly journey of developing their own regulatory capital models.
  • Goldman Sachs has named a new head of its EMEA financing group, which houses primary capital markets, as Jim Esposito switches roles to become chief strategy officer of the securities division.
  • It’s been an axiom of recent bank restructurings that more private banking and wealth management is better. Gather the substantial and sticky deposits of the wealthy, harness their investments, and skim fees off the top, using as little balance sheet as possible. Dodge the tax evasion fines, and it’s a good and stable business to be in.
  • Stifel Financial, known largely for its brokerage businesses, has become the latest US financial services firm to make a bid to win capital markets business in Europe.
  • Equities is proving a tough business to get right in Asia, with yet more banks forced to cut staff in recent months. Barclays and CIMB are just the latest in a long line of casualties, and as the fee pool continues to shrink, industry insiders reckon that more pain is in store for the bit players, writes John Loh.
  • Carsten Stoehr has returned to Credit Suisse in the newly created role that fits in with the bank’s new strategy of focusing high net worth individuals in the region. He rejoins the bank after resigning from Standard Chartered at the end of 2015.