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Chinese megabanks cement nation’s economic prowess

Chinese megabanks cement nation’s economic prowess

Banks in China dominated S&P Global Market Intelligence’s top 50 lenders in the region.
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Nomura AM names Terence Lam as head of distribution for Asia ex. Japan

He brings over 25 years of experience in the asset management industry.
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Natixis CIB to establish banking branch in Japan

Its Tokyo branch had operated under a money lending license for three years.

Nomura adds Allspring Income Fund to private banking lineup

The fund will be offered to private banking clients in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Mizuho has given out JPY40.3t in sustainable finance loans in 5 years

The bank expects to have reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 64%.

Banks ramped up fossil fuel financing in 2024

Amongst Asian banks, Mizuho Financial and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial are on top of the list.

SMBC Malaysia nabs StanChart banker as head of corporate banking

Wendy Ooi will lead SMBC Malaysia’s non-Japanese corporate banking strategy.

Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS face stricter capital reqs; BBVA eyes Abu Dhabi branch

And Citi exec expects banking and trading performances to improve.

Deutsche Bank names corporate coverage head for MEA

Majed Julfar will act as the bank’s most senior representative in the UAE.

Citi ANZ names John McLean as head of ECM and GAM

McLean will relocate from Singapore to Sydney, Australia.

Citi nabs BofA banker to lead Chinese banking operations

Wenjie Zhang will join Citibank (China) in July 2025.

Natixis CIB names Aurélia Vo Dinh as new APAC head of ASF

Vo Dinh brings 20 years of investment banking experience in her new role.

Franklin Templeton names new co-heads of Global Official Institutions Group

The new office will serve central banks and sovereign wealth funds globally.

Mizuho teams up with Mercer to offer outsourced CIO services in Japan

Mizuho’s Asset Management One will provide the services.

Banks feel pressure from private credit

Nonbank lenders are now providing capital even to low-risk corporate clients.

Macquarie Group to handle earnings drop following business sales to Nomura

Businesses in other markets should offset a drop in earnings in some businesses.