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Citi nabs BofA banker to lead Chinese banking operations
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.
HSBC cuts dozens of analyst jobs in investment banking overhaul: report
Most of the cuts were in Europe, a source said.
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.
Macquarie Bank to make remediation plan for recurring compliance failures
The bank failed to prevent 11 suspicious orders placed on the electricity futures market.
Weekly Global News Wrap: BNY Mellon mandates 4-day office rule; EU weighs UniCredit bid
And Warren Buffet will step down as chief of Berkshire Hathaway by the end of 2025.
Citi’s Corporate and Investment Banking sees 84% rise in M&A fees
It captured 5% of the global investment banking wallet share in Q1.
ANZ names Chris Raciti as country head of ANZ Singapore
He will also have oversight for eight markets in SEA, India, and the Middle East.
Nomura to buy Macquarie's US and EU asset mgmt business for $1.8b
Nomura’s AUM is expected to be $770b after completion of the sale.
Investment bank fees in APAC ex. Japan log 8% rise to top $5b in Q1
Estimated advisory fees due to M&As rose 42% to $706.5m in the first quarter of 2025.
India and Nepal orgs ink MOU to develop investment banking sector
The MoU will be in effect for a period of 3 years.
Weekly Global News Wrap: UBS mulls HQ shift; Sabadell demands gov’t transparency
And France’s Credit Mutuel Alliance Federale is buying Oldenburgische Landesbank.
Citibank’s Chia Seok Hoon is an advocate for her co-workers
It is important to focus on solutions rather than problems when dealing with adversity.
SMBC, Nomura to issue digital bond with new settlement scheme
They are also working on a proof of concept for settlement of securities using digital currency.
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