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The US bank has won more market share in European IB than its rivals after overhauling its leadership and doubling down in the region’s biggest markets
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Taiwanese banks are stepping up activity in off and onshore deals for Chinese borrowers as they increasingly look overseas to grow their business. Lenders including CTBC Bank and Fubon Bank are focusing on moving up the relationship ladder to assume more senior roles in syndicated loans for China names but they face plenty of headwinds including increasing competition, writes Shruti Chaturvedi. -
One of the simplest and most familiar options strategies has struggled in recent years, but in the near-term may be one of the best since the financial crisis.
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Investors are increasingly turning their attention to hybrid derivatives in the hunt for yield as single asset class products, particularly in interest rates, fail to produce good enough returns. As a result, market participants are combining FX options with either interest rate or credit instruments.
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After a heady period of expansion, CIMB Bank’s merger and acquisition spree appears to be coming undone. The Malaysian bank is aggressively slashing costs and reducing its headcount. But those vilifying its expansion strategy are missing the big picture. Having established an impressive foothold outside its home base, CIMB should not give up on its regional ambitions now.
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BGC Partners has launched an electronic trading platform for yen interest rate swaps, making it the first interdealer broker to launch a fully electronic platform for such a market.
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Malaysia’s CIMB Bank is scaling back its investment banking business in the Asia Pacific region as it seeks to reduce a ballooning cost base and cut operating costs by about 30% this year, just three years after it forked out £75m ($114m) to buy the Asian and Australian investment banking assets of the Royal Bank of Scotland. The plan saw it shutter its offices in Australia on Monday, in a bid to trim costs across its investment banking and equities franchise.
