Hong Kong
BlackRock names McCombe as Asia-Pacific chairman; Fung named as CEO of HSBC Hong Kong
BlackRock has hired HSBC veteran Mark McCombe to succeed Rohit Bhagat as chairman of Asia-Pacific. Anita Fung, most recently head of global banking and markets for the Asia-Pacific, named chief executive of HSBC in Hong Kong
Hong Kong regulator moves to authorise renminbi products under RQFII
Hong Kong regulatory platform ready to approve RQFII products; China’s central bank says priority to be given to Hong Kong-based subsidiaries of mainland banks and fund managers
Structured Products Asia 2011: FX-linked products to grow in Hong Kong
Currency-linked structures likely to become more popular in Hong Kong with retail investors. But take-up of volatility products is still muted despite erratic markets due to concerns about complexity, panellists say
Structured Products Asia 2011: ‘Copy and paste’ KFS not good enough, says SFC’s Law
SFC policy director says some product issuers still provide inadequate key facts statements
A flying start for offshore renminbi but equity structures in short supply
Offshore appreciation
Promontory hires Newman and Gould to lead greater China office
Frank Newman, former US Treasury deputy secretary, and Ronald Gould, ex-UK FSA senior adviser, join the consultancy's China operations
Special report: Foreign exchange
Asian currencies on the rise
Renminbi internationalisation poses potentially fatal risks
Restraining the risks
Editorial: Protecting privacy
Regulators have not produced a new code for private banking and wealth management. They have simply allowed new rules for retail products to creep into the wealth space
Structured Products: Asia Report
Structured Products: Asia Report
HSBC Global Asset Management appoints new Asia CIO
Bill Maldonado, who was a derivatives portfolio manager in the 1990s, is transferring from London to become chief investment officer for HSBC Global Asset Management in Asia
US still has no plans to give Asian sovereigns Dodd-Frank exemption, says Hong Kong regulator
Asian countries are concerned about the lack of Dodd-Frank Act CCP exemptions for sovereigns; proliferation of CCPs carries its own risks, say dealers
BNP Paribas names Hawley as Asia fixed-income head as Foch takes global role
BNP Paribas is relocating its head of fixed income for the Americas, Bob Hawley, to Asia to take over from incumbent Henri Foch, who will move to London as global deputy head of fixed income in London
Asia overtakes Europe as home to most millionaires, survey finds
Hong Kong sees world's fastest growth in population of wealthy individuals, according to BAML/Capgemini survey
JP Morgan bolsters Asia equity derivatives team with two new hires
JP Morgan has added to its equity derivatives group in Asia by raiding Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
JP Morgan private bank recruits Lum to cater to China ultra-high-net-worth individuals
The US bank has continued its recruitment drive in the region, snaring Rebecca Lum from UBS to look after wealthy Chinese individuals offshore
BNY Mellon names Alan Harden as first CEO for Asia-Pacific
BNY Mellon Asset Management has hired Alan Harden from ING Investment Management as its first chief executive for the Asia-Pacific region.
Axa’s Mark Stamper talks about the insurer's risk overhaul in Asia
Chains of command
BoAML hires Peter Fung as head of Asia equity derivatives trading
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Peter Fung from Deutsche Bank as head of corporate equity and fund derivatives trading for the region as it seeks to broaden the bank's equity derivative franchise with corporate and institutional clients.
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