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Originator hired to go after bank bond issues in euros and dollars
With Sergio Ermotti set to step down as group CEO, chairman Colm Kelleher favours an orderly, internal succession. But in a critical year for the bank, there could be turbulence ahead
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HSBC’s hunt for a group chief executive has ended where it began, with the bank appointing interim boss Noel Quinn on a permanent basis. -
Since the financial crash, the crucial part of relationship banking has been pretty straightforward: offer borrowers cheap cash and become a core lender, then pitch for ancillary business. But the disastrous effects of Covid-19 on corporate finance mean that cozy relationships will be tested, with companies under pressure and in serious need of extra cash. We’ll soon know which relationships were real and which were not.
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank re-opened its headquarters in Beijing on Monday after being shut for weeks as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus, which began in China but quickly spread across the world.
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The coronavirus crisis is shaking up companies' financing arrangements in the most drastic way since the 2008-9 financial crisis, as firms strive to secure liquidity for what are likely to be many tough months. So far there have been only a few high profile cases of companies drawing down revolving credit facilities, but this is expected to grow, as long-established norms crumble and new patterns emerge.
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As the coronavirus pandemic threatens every facet of capital markets activity, trading floors and back offices have emptied in recent days, leading to questions about how efficiently business can be done from home and alternative sites, write Paola Aurisicchio, Jasper Cox, Jennifer Kang and Ross Lancaster.
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Investec Group has cancelled the IPO of its asset management division Ninety One due to extreme market volatility, although the listing and demerger of the unit will still go ahead as planned, according to a stock exchange filing.
