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For dealmakers in southeast Asia, 2015 was a year to forget. From pulled IPOs to tumbling volumes in bonds and loans, and a mid-year storm in China that reignited fears of the financial crisis, the region has seen it all. As market participants pick up the pieces, many are hoping to put a dismal year behind them. John Loh reports. -
It has not been an easy year for investors. Extreme bouts of volatility have damaged sentiment. Expectations of a US rate hike have buckled nerves. It is in times like this that banks really prove their value – and the most valuable of all this year has been UBS, according to voters in Asiamoney's Brokers Poll. Matthew Thomas reports.
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P&M NotebookInvestment bank management teams aren’t known for their sentimentality, but even they wouldn’t be heartless enough to sack thousands of staff in the week before Christmas. Instead, Morgan Stanley decided to do it two weeks before.
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Regulatory incentives to shrink banks are still far outweighed by the benefits of being big – meaning 2016 could see more consolidation in the sector. Systemically important banks are unlikely to buy each other, but the UK challengers are likely to be active, while asset swaps, disposals, and small bank consolidation could accelerate.
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Royal Bank of Scotland has put Anne Gebuhrer and Tim Skeet, both managing directors in FIG DCM, at risk of redundancy, adding their names to a list of FIG and corporate bankers the UK bank has recently let go.
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Until this year, Houlihan Lokey was the biggest global investment bank that few in Europe had heard of. It is regularly ranked number one in global restructuring advice, and has worked on the some of the biggest bankruptcy proceedings in the US, but few knew much about its international ambitions, writes David Rothnie.
