Investment banking

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  Credit Agricole shifts Lainé to head Asia FIG

  01 Sep 2010 Investment banking, Bonds, Market move
  The French bank has moved Frédéric Lainé to a new role heading financial institutions group coverage in its investment banking division. Lainé was formerly head of Credit Agricole's fixed income markets in the region, a position being taken by Graham Williams.

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  Four UBS bankers follow Henry Cai to Deutsche

  26 Aug 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The Swiss bank has had four recent departures from its China investment banking department to join Deutsche Bank. They are expected to start in October.

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  UBS hires new head of FIG for Japan

  26 Aug 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The Swiss bank has hired Yoshifumi Watanabe as the head of the financial institutions group in the investment banking department for Japan. He joins from Citi, where he held the same title.

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  UBS reels in Wei Cai to replace Henry Cai

  20 Aug 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  The Swiss bank has hired Wei Cai from Morgan Stanley to replace the recently departed Henry Cai. While he lacks the lengthy track record of his predecessor, the new Cai will help bolster the bank's equity capital markets credentials on the mainland.

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  Regional capital-raising given China boost

  16 Aug 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Bonds, League table
  China Everbright launched the country’s second largest IPO this year to support Asian equity markets, while renminbi bond issuance dominated. Asiamoney.com rounds up last week’s regional capital market activity.

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  Goldman hires top commodities analyst from Deutsche

  11 Aug 2010 Investment banking, Broking, Market move
  The US investment bank has appointed Julian Zhu as a managing director for commodities equity research. He is set to join after a period of gardening leave, and fills a post left vacant when Song Shen left the bank in March.

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  HSBC’s O’Malley aims to catch up in natural resources

  10 Aug 2010 M&A, Investment banking, Commodities
  The bank has just brought a team of five from Deutsche Bank to bolster its resources and energy group in Asia-Pacific. Its new regional head, Peter O’Malley, is set on growing the business and concedes there is room for improvement.

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  Banks face shortage of available talent in Asia

  07 Aug 2010 Investment banking, Broking, Market move
  Regional banks are finding it increasingly challenging to fill the increase in job vacancies because of a lack of available candidates and intensifying competition to hire top talent, according to eFinancialCareers.

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  Regional bank hiring back to pre-crisis levels

  26 Jul 2010 Investment banking
  Recruitment in the region’s financial services industry is returning to levels that were last seen before the global financial crisis, according to a new report. Salaries and bonuses are now being tipped to increase in the second half of 2010.

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  Daiwa’s Suzuki faces down scepticism over Asia plans

  23 Jul 2010 Investment banking, Interviews
  The Japanese investment bank CEO Shigeharu Suzuki performed admirably when facing a barrage of questions over his bank’s Asia growth strategy. However, the jury is still out on whether the Japanese bank can succeed in expanding in the rest of Asia.

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  Daiwa aims to treble Asia revenue outside Japan

  22 Jul 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Shigeharu Suzuki, president and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group, says the Japanese bank aims to treble revenue contributions from Asia outside of Japan next year from current levels.

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  BarCap bristles at criticism of its China capabilities

  19 Jul 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Interviews
  Asia-Pacific investment banking head Matthew Ginsburg vehemently rejects unflattering comments about the UK institution’s strength in China. But he knows that deepening the bank’s coverage of the country is key for regional success, as recent hires indicate. Peter McGill reports.

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  Opinion: How Henry Cai's move affects Deutsche and UBS

  19 Jul 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Editorial
  The China rainmaker has been lured to the German bank after months of wooing. It will hope he can build the Chinese capabilities it needs, while his departure from UBS will put its strength and depth in China coverage to the test.

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  Citi hires Goldman’s Osmond in Australia expansion

  12 Jul 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The US bank has hired Tony Osmond from Goldman Sachs to be its head of investment banking for Australia and New Zealand from Goldman Sachs. He was formerly head of M&A, natural resources and industrials in Australia.

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  Citi's private equity head spies Asian opportunity

  28 Jun 2010 Private equity, Investment banking
  The US bank’s newly appointed Asia-Pacific head of financial entrepreneurs group sees an increase in private equity investments in Asia as firms look to tap the region’s growth although challenges remain.

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  Daiwa poised to appoint Deutsche equity sales trio

  25 Jun 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Broking, Market move
  Daiwa Capital Markets is set to reveal the appointment of three Deutsche Bank veterans to its Asia ex-Japan equity sales team. Ravi Narain, Ricky Lo and May Tsang are expected to be unveiled at the Japanese bank next week.

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  Citi prices largest Formosa bond in Taiwan

  23 Jun 2010 Investment banking, Bonds
  The US bank announced it had priced its first ever Formosa bond, raising US$330 million. The offering is the first of its kind from a US financial institution and the largest Formosa bond in the history of Taiwan.

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  Deutsche grabs top debt banker from Credit Suisse

  18 Jun 2010 Investment banking, Bonds, Market move
  The German lender has hired Michael Lam from its rival as head of North Asia debt capital market origination. At the same time, the bank will transfer David Greenbaum from its New York office to become his south Asia counterpart.

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  Daiwa seeks to quadruple Asia e-trading team

  17 Jun 2010 Investment banking, Interviews, Broking
  Punit Mittal, the global head of the Japanese bank’s electronic trading tells asiamoney.com that the firm plans to quadruple the staff at its e-trading unit as it aims to expand in Asia.

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  Asia investment banking fees hit half-year record

  15 Jun 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Broking
  Investment banking revenues earned in Asia have hit a record for the first half of the year two weeks before the end of June. The strong figures are a reflection of robust equity and debt issuance as well as cross-border mergers and acquisitions earlier in the year.

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  A week in Asia's business news

  11 Jun 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Nations & economies, Market wrap
  Japan gets yet another prime minister, Agricultural Bank of China’s huge IPO looks likely to be smaller than expected, AT&T begins talks with Reliance Communications about buying a stake in the Indian company and New Zealand raises interest rates for the first time in three years.

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  BoA-Merrill loses one senior sales trader, gains another

  08 Jun 2010 Investment banking, Broking, Market move
  Well-regarded sales trader Carter Ting has quit as a managing director of Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s Hong Kong and China team, asiamoney.com can exclusively reveal. Separately, the US firm has hired Rebecca Fu as a sales trader from Knight Capital.

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  RBS makes Ho ECM head after surprise Sturmey exit

  03 Jun 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  The Royal Bank of Scotland announced today (June 3) that it has promoted Stanley Ho to head of equity capital markets for Asia. He replaces John Sturmey, who returned to former employer UBS as co-head of Asia global capital markets.

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  Opinion: Departures leave UBS's ECM dominance at risk

  25 May 2010 Investment banking, Editorial
  The Swiss bank’s leading position in the Asian equity capital markets is under threat after the departure of senior bankers in recent weeks. The bank needs to reassure its remaining bankers if others are not to follow them out the door.

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  RBS aims to regain lost ground in Asia with new hires

  25 May 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The Royal Bank of Scotland announced two hires today (May 25) to boost its investment banking business in Asia. The appointments are part of the bank’s strategy to regain ground it lost to rivals during the global financial crisis.

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  MUFG and Morgan Stanley’s uncomfortable alliance

  17 May 2010 M&A, Investment banking
  The Japanese banking giant and the US investment bank were set to launch two Japanese joint-ventures in early May. Yet despite proclamations, the alliances are less far-reaching than the Japanese bank had earlier hoped, and could have little long-term value for either institution. Peter McGill reports.

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  KBW launches Asia business to tap financial services

  12 May 2010 Investment banking, Interviews, Broking
  US boutique investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) announced the launch of its Asian unit. Senior executives Thomas Michaud and Vasco Moreno tell asiamoney.com about their plans for the region.

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  UBS promotes Mackay to head Asian ECM origination

  11 May 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  The Swiss bank has appointed Stuart Mackay as head of equity capital markets origination in Asia ex-China. He replaces Mark Williams, who resigned last week to join Nomura. Sam Kendall will also return to Hong Kong from London to become head of ECM syndicate.

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  BoA-Merrill snatches two ECM bankers from J.P. Morgan

  10 May 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  The US bank has hired Achintya Mangla and Aloke Gupta from rival J.P. Morgan as it bids to bulk up its regional ECM presence, according to an internal memo seen by asiamoney.com.

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  Hong Kong CEO Wong resigns from CIMB

  06 May 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Timothy Wong has quit for personal reasons as country head and CEO for Hong Kong at Malaysian investment bank CIMB Group. Separately, Bernard Teo has left Nomura’s financial institutions group for Asia ex-Japan.

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  Banks race for uncertain fixed income returns

  05 May 2010 Investment banking, Bonds, Market move
  Several banks have been bulking up their fixed income and debt capital market teams despite an apparently bleak revenue outlook. The next year is likely to sort out the winners from the losers.

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  RBS hires Cheong to head south-east Asia banking

  03 May 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  RBS has named former Nomura and Goldman Sachs veteran Julian Cheong as head of banking for south-east Asia. He will be charged with growing the bank’s equity, debt and advisory businesses in the region.

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  Foreign banks in China admit rising domestic rivalry

  03 May 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking
  Respondents to a PwC survey of 42 foreign banks in China identified increasing competition from domestic lenders as their biggest challenge. The majority also said they planned to make acquisitions or equity investments in local banks in the next three years.

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  UBS veteran Brett Paton joins Citi for Australia push

  29 Apr 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The US bank appointed former UBS banker Brett Paton today as it aims to expand its Australian business. His connections and experience will help, but the US bank remains a long way behind Paton’s former employer.

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  Deutsche Bank hires financing head for Greater China

  28 Apr 2010 Investment banking, Bonds, Market move
  The German bank has poached Johnson Chan from hedge fund SSG Capital Management to be its head of financing for Greater China. It especially hopes that he can bolster its debt business in China.

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  Samsung Life anchors Asia’s equity markets

  26 Apr 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Bonds, League table
  Investors responded enthusiastically to Samsung Life’s record breaking IPO, while Axiata’s US$300 million bond issue also ignited interest. Asiamoney.com rounds up last week’s regional capital markets activity.

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  Sun Hung Kai eyes China investment banking

  26 Apr 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Broking
  Sun Hung Kai is selling a 19% stake to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to raise up to US$275 million. It is striving to build its investment banking platform in China, executive chairman Lee Seng Huang told asiamoney.com.

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  Munoz quits Deutsche to join BarCap as ECM head

  22 Apr 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  Jorge Munoz has quit as head of Asia equity syndicate at Deutsche to join Barclays Capital as managing director of regional ECM. Munoz was scheduled to return to Europe with the German bank but opted to remain in Asia.

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  Firth quits as BoA-ML’s Asia head of health care

  21 Apr 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Carl Firth has resigned as head of Asia-Pacific health care within Bank of America-Merrill Lynch’s investment banking business. He is expected to remain in Asia although not necessarily in banking, say sources.

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  Opinion: Zhang’s defection unlikely to trigger a trend

  20 Apr 2010 Investment banking, Editorial, Market move
  While Lee Zhang’s move from Deutsche Bank to ICBC marks a milestone, it is not seen as the start of a trend. It better reflects the ambition of state-lenders to play catch-up and hints at their willingness to pay top salaries.

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  StanChart promotes Wallace to head of origination

  20 Apr 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The bank has promoted Sean Wallace to group head of origination and client coverage, based in Singapore. He was group head of corporate finance, which will continue to report to him until a successor is found.

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  BarCap confirms Thorkelsson as Asia head of equities

  14 Apr 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  Barclays Capital has named former Nomura banker Sigurbjorn Thorkelsson as its new head of Asia-Pacific equities, confirming a move that was widely speculated on after he quit the Japanese firm last month.

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  Shi quits Morgan Stanley’s general industries team

  13 Apr 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Jim Shi has resigned from Morgan Stanley’s regional general industries team for investment banking, asiamoney.com can reveal. He is believed to be heading to rival J.P. Morgan’s China investment banking team.

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  CMB share sale anchors Asia activity

  12 Apr 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Commodities, Bonds, League table
  CMB’s US$3.2 billion rights issue helped equity market activity nearly double. M&A remained buoyant, although debt markets were quiet as volume fell by nearly four times. Asiamoney.com rounds up last week’s key capital market activity in the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan region.

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  Welch quits Deutsche as head of Asia cash equity sales

  12 Apr 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  Tom Welch has quit as Deutsche Bank's head of fundamental equity sales for Asia ex-Japan. His departure is the latest in a string of exits from the German lender’s regional equity business.

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  UBS says move to unite debt origination will pay off

  07 Apr 2010 Structured products, Investment banking, Bonds
  An integrated capital markets team can work, says UBS’ head of Asia DCM Guy Wylie after the firm brought its bonds, finance, ratings advisory and corporate derivatives businesses into a single platform.

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  Deutsche names Asia head of institutional equities

  07 Apr 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking
  In an internal move, the bank has appointed Rob Ebert as head of institutional client group for equities in Asia ex-Japan. He transfers from New York to replace Denis MacCarthy, who left the firm last December.

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  Senior bankers split on use of guaranteed bonuses

  31 Mar 2010 Investment banking
  Bankers are divided as to whether guaranteed bonuses are the best way to entice talent to jump ship and settle into a new employer.

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  Macquarie lures Leong from Credit Suisse

  23 Mar 2010 M&A, Investment banking
  The Australian bank has hired Leong Yung Chee from Credit Suisse to to be its head of Singapore client coverage. He will be responsible for its corporate advisory and equity underwriting businesses.

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  Nomura staff loss continues with Colin Banfield exit

  22 Mar 2010 M&A, Investment banking
  The Japanese investment bank’s co-head of Asia ex-Japan investment banking became its latest high profile Asia banker to resign.

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  Goldman reshuffles regional ECM team

  19 Mar 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Broking, Market move
  The bank makes three appointments in its Asia ECM team. Thomas Deng becomes head of China ECM, Will Smiley is made co-head of ECM syndicate in Hong Kong and Hayden Stockdale will relocate to Hong Kong to focus on natural resources.

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  Opinion: Nomura must show cultural commitment

  19 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Editorial
  While promoting Jesse Bhattal to its executive board was a smart move by Nomura, the bank has to demonstrate that this is the start of a broader cultural shift.

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  Nomura faces uphill climb to reach global goals

  18 Mar 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Interviews, Bonds
  Eighteen months after buying Lehman Brothers’ Asian and European assets, the Japanese bank has witnessed a raft of senior departures. Now it must convince bankers of its business model to step up as an international force.

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  Asian IPOs to rise by June, says HSBC

  18 Mar 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking
  Bankers at the UK lender say regional IPO activity will rebound by the end of the first half despite several disappointing trading debuts, the withdrawal of AIA’s planned flotation and stock market volatility.

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  Citi promotes Sanghi to head of India equities

  15 Mar 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  The US bank names Keshav Sanghi as its new head of India equities, replacing Nikhil Nagle, who left last month to pursue personal interests. Sanghi only joined Citi in January, having previously been CEO of Reliance Equities.

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  Observers stumped by China Mobile’s M&A bid

  15 Mar 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Bonds, League table
  The telecoms operator’s bid to buy 20% of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank has yet to win over analysts. But it was the most eye-catching deal of last week, with equity and debt transaction levels low. Asiamoney.com reviews regional capital market activity in the last week.

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  RBS names new country head in Japan

  10 Mar 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Bonds, Market move
  RBS has appointed Ernfred Olsen as country executive and head of global banking and markets for Japan. Olsen joined the lender last month and succeeds Lee Knight, who relocated to Singapore to become head of markets.

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  UBS captures FICC chief in Taiwan: sources

  09 Mar 2010 Structured products, Investment banking, Commodities, Bonds, Foreign exchange, Market move
  The Swiss bank is understood to have hired Frank Suen from Citi to be head of fixed income, currencies and commodities for Taiwan. It would be the second veteran Citi banker that UBS has hired in recent weeks.

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  Regional head of equities quits Nomura

  08 Mar 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  Sigurbjorn Thorkelsson resigned last week as head of Nomura’s regional equities business in Hong Kong, the latest in a string of senior departures from the bank. Nomura also announced a management reshuffle today.

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  Investment bank Nomura reshuffles global deck

  08 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Nomura revealed a series of management appointments today in an organisational reshuffle. It includes promoting Hiromasa Yamazaki to global markets CEO as well as Rachid Bouzouba to co-head of global equities.

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  New Nomura banking chiefs eye Asia growth

  07 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Interviews, Market move
  Eighteen months after the Japanese bank bought the regional assets of Lehman Brothers, Colin Banfield and Patrick Schmitz-Morkramer, the joint-heads of investment banking for Asia ex-Japan, outline their strategy and growth ambitions.

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  Citi hires corporate banking director in Australia

  05 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The US bank has appointed Brett Hamner as director in its corporate banking team for Australia, according to an internal memo. He joins from Deutsche Bank, where he had been head of corporate banking in Australia.

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  UBS hires FICC co-heads for Asia, say sources

  02 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Bonds, Foreign exchange, Market move
  The bank is believed to have hired Thomas Siegmund from Nomura and Shahryar Mahbub from Citi to co-head fixed income, currencies and commodities for Asia ex-Japan. It is seen as part of a build out to catch up rivals.

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  Nomura appoints senior banking duo in India

  02 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Bonds, Loans, Foreign exchange, Market move
  The firm named Nipun Goel head of investment banking for India and Nitin Jain co-head of fixed income for India. Goel joins from BoA-ML in India, while Jain was most recently CEO of the primary dealership at ICICI Securities.

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  BarCap confirms appointment of Johan Leven

  01 Mar 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Barclays Capital announced today it had appointed former Goldman Sachs veteran banker Johan Leven as co-head of corporate finance for Asia-Pacific in a move first reported by asiamoney.com.

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  Asia sees increase in M&A activity

  01 Mar 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Bonds, League table
  There has been a 42% year-on-year rise in regional M&A in 2010, according to data provider Dealogic. Equity and debt issuance is also on the rise. Asiamoney.com reviews last week’s key capital markets activity in Asia.

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  Goldman veteran Leven set to join BarCap

  26 Feb 2010 M&A, Investment banking, Market move
  Barclays Capital is set to name Johan Leven as its head of regional corporate finance in Asia, asiamoney.com understands. The former co-head of regional M&A at Goldman returns after five months out of the industry.

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  Cautious growth seen in hiring, salaries this year

  26 Feb 2010 Investment banking, Nations & economies, Market move
  Recruitment firm Robert Walters says hiring and salary levels in Asia’s financial services industry will begin to rise again this year as economies continue to recover. But companies are also expected to change their compensation structure.

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  Japan's investment bank of the year: Nomura

  25 Feb 2010 Investment banking, Polls & awards
  Nomura was involved in notable M&A transactions, dominated equity issuance and did a sterling job in bond coverage, too. It rightly wins Asiamoney's award as best investment bank in Japan over the past year.

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  Headhunters Poll 2010: full results revealed

  25 Feb 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Hedge funds, Private equity, Structured products, Investment banking, Bonds, Broking, Polls & awards, Private banking
  Asiamoney’s Headhunters Poll 2010 saw some familiar favourites interspersed with new faces rising to the top. We reveal the top recruiters of the past year as voted for by poll respondents, and consider the prospects for 2010.

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  Hong Kong banking sector forecast to stay weak

  23 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Nations & economies, Loans
  Todd Dunivant, head of bank research for Asia-Pacific at HSBC, notes that Hong Kong’s banking sector will continue to underperform as long as western economies remain weak.

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  Japan's equity arranger of the year: Nomura

  22 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Polls & awards
  Nomura is almost the only domestic investment bank willing and able to arrange sizeable equity issues. Its dominance, as bookrunner on nine of the top 10 deals of last year, made it a shoe-in for Asiamoney's award.

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  Market praises UBS’ move to unite DCM teams

  22 Feb 2010 Investment banking, Bonds, Loans, Market move
  Observers say the bank’s move to unite debt origination businesses in Asia is smart and will boost revenues. UBS has made a number of DCM appointments in the region, according to an internal memo seen by asiamoney.com.

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  BarCap names O’Sullivan as head of equity research

  22 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Broking, Market move
  The investment bank has appointed Stephen O’Sullivan as head of equity research for non-Japan Asia, based in Hong Kong. He joins from Macquarie Securities in a move that first reported by asiamoney.com back in November.

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  Citi reveals raft of India equities hires

  22 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  The bank has bolstered its Indian equities business with nine appointments in the past few months. They include Keshav Sanghi as deputy head of equities for India and Richard Macfarlane as head of execution services.

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  Japan's M&A adviser of the year: Nomura

  19 Feb 2010 M&A, Investment banking, Polls & awards
  The investment bank was responsible for US$29.4 billion of completed M&A deal flow last year for a 21.5% share of the overall market. It earns Asiamoney's nod as Japan's best M&A adviser over the past year.

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  Asia sees investment banks racing back to risk

  19 Feb 2010 Structured products, Investment banking
  Derivatives activity is heating up in the region again as yield becomes elusive. Dealers are re-building their teams and jockeying for position, but have they and their clients truly learned their lessons?

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  Delays dampen Mongolia IPO excitement

  18 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Nations & economies
  After the flotation of coal producer SouthGobi Energy Resources last month, observers were anticipating a raft of Mongolian IPOs to follow suit. But a lack of domestic infrastructure and investment has hurt the deal pipeline.

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  BoA-Merrill lures Robert Chiu back from Nomura

  11 Feb 2010 Investment banking
  Robert Chiu has quit as Nomura’s Asia head of telecommunications, media and technology and will re-join Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, asiamoney.com can reveal. He lasted at Nomura for little over a year.

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  Australia bank awards: best investment bank

  11 Feb 2010 Investment banking
  UBS beat out vigorous competition to take Asiamoney's best Australian investment bank award for 2009. Its combination of stellar equity work, decent M&A and solid bond underwriting ensured that it continues to stand out.

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  Deutsche reels in former UBS banker James Roth

  10 Feb 2010 Investment banking
  The German bank has hired James Roth to be its head of Asia general industries, asiamoney.com can reveal. He had formerly run UBS’s regional technology, media and telecommunications coverage before going on sabbatical last year.

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  Australia bank awards: Best equity arranger

  09 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking
  UBS easily stood out as the leading bookrunner of Australian equity during the the busiest year ever for issuance. Responsible for almost one quarter of the market volume, it takes our Australian equity arranger award.

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  BarCap expected to capture Jeremy Norris

  05 Feb 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Market move
  The investment bank is expected to name Jeremy Norris as its Asia head of equity sales trading, asiamoney.com understands. It would be a coup for the firm, with him returning to the industry after a nine-month break.

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  Rapid rush back to prime broking prompts warning

  28 Jan 2010 Hedge funds, Investment banking, Market move
  The revival of Asia’s hedge fund industry has boosted the fortunes of prime brokers. But market participants say the rapid rush to expand in this area might backfire, given that the speed of recovery remains uncertain.

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  HSBC names Anita Fung in expanded role

  25 Jan 2010 Private equity, Investment banking, Asset management, Market move
  The bank appoints Anita Fung as its Asia-Pacific head of Global Banking and Markets in what is a newly formed role. She will take care of regional corporate and investment banking, as well as asset management.

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  BarCap adds regional head of equity sales

  19 Jan 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Barclays Capital names Anthony Davies as a managing director and head of equity sales for non-Japan Asia. He will be based in Hong Kong and joins from Merrill Lynch, where he was head of Pacific Rim equity distribution.

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  Citi surprises market with Morrison appointment

  18 Jan 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The US bank names former Morgan Stanley chairman and CEO Alasdair Morrison as senior advisor for its Asia business in a newly created role. He has been tasked with helping to drive expansion in its regional investment banking business.

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  Asian markets cough up just two deals of note

  18 Jan 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Bonds, League table
  India’s GTL Infrastructure moves to more than double its network of towers, while Westpac prices a Samurai bond. Asiamoney.com rounds up what was an otherwise slow week for capital market activity in Asia ex-Japan.

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  Recruiter Sirius Partners opens its doors in Asia

  18 Jan 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The financial recruitment firm believes it can seize market share in an increasingly crowded space as the region’s investment banking industry grows at a rapid clip.

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  Asia expansion sees Houlihan Lokey hire Chen

  14 Jan 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  US boutique investment bank Houlihan Lokey has named Bing Chen a Hong Kong managing director for financial advisory services. It says it is aiming to increase its China presence strongly as part of a regional expansion.

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  Clock is ticking on Daiwa's desire to grow

  14 Jan 2010 Investment banking, Nations & economies
  The Japanese bank wants to build its regional franchise after dissolving its onshore joint venture with Sumitomo Mitsui. But needs to be quick if it wants to fulfil its ambitions, as fierce competition is building at home and abroad. Peter McGill reports.

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  Nomura names regional investment banking heads

  11 Jan 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  The bank has made Patrick Schmitz-Morkramer and Colin Banfield heads of investment banking for Asia ex-Japan. They succeed Glenn Schiffman, who moves to New York as the firm’s head of investment banking for the Americas.

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  CLSA hires investment banker Lai from SocGen

  07 Jan 2010 Investment banking, Market move
  Paul Lai started this week as head of Hong Kong and Greater China investment banking at CLSA. He quit Société Générale late last year and is a former head of Hong Kong investment banking at HSBC.

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  Heavyweight banking trio top 2009 tables

  04 Jan 2010 M&A, Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Bonds
  UBS, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley finished last year as the top bookrunners for Asia ex-Japan equity, debt and M&A transactions, according to Dealogic data.

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  Hong Kong’s IPO market tipped to surge in 2010

  04 Jan 2010 Stock & exchange, Investment banking, Nations & economies
  Debut listings in the city are forecast to top HK$300 billion this year as firms strive to tap into China’s growth, PricewaterhouseCoopers says. Hong Kong's capital markets are expected to be less volatile than global counterparts, with interest rates forecast to remain low.