Hong Kong
Citi appoints Rajesh Mehta as regional head of treasury and trade solutions in Asia Pacific
He will report to Asia Pacific CEO Francisco Aristeguieta.
Citi appoints Rajesh Mehta as regional head of treasury and trade solutions in Asia Pacific
He will report to Asia Pacific CEO Francisco Aristeguieta.
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What effect does the Brexit vote has on these banks?
Hong Kong's banking system weighed down by steep borrowing costs, deteriorating loans
Non-interest income growth will be sluggish.
Regulator backs Hang Seng Bank’s bid to launch China's first foreign-majority owned fund management firm
In collaboration with its JV partner.
HSBC clinches regulatory approval for US$5.2b sale of Brazil business to Bradesco
The transaction would generate a gain of US$600m.
StanChart inks multi-market alliance with Hong Kong Disneyland
It will benefit clients in seven markets.
Bank of East Asia shuts 22 brokerage outlets, sheds 180 staff
Keeping the branches is too costly, BEA says.
Citi names Morgan McKenney APAC cash management head
She has been with Citi for 13 years.
Hang Seng Bank appoints Margaret Kwan as head of retail banking and wealth management
Hang Seng Bank has appointed Margaret Kwan as Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management following the retirement of Nixon Chan, with effect from 1 July 2016.
Post-bonus season ushers in a flurry of recruitment activity
The second quarter of the calendar year is always a very active period for recruiters, after Chinese New Year and post-bonus season. Whilst candidates normally choose this time of year to open themselves up to new job opportunities, there is a surge in employers requiring specific skill-sets to fill the gaps left behind on top of their existing unfilled vacancies.
Citi appoints Gerry Keefe as corporate banking head for Asia Pacific
Citi announced the appointment of Gerry Keefe as Head of Corporate Banking Asia Pacific. In this newly created role, Gerry will assume responsibility for all Corporate Banking activities in the region including the Financial Institutions, Public Sector Group, and Global Subsidiaries Group franchises.
Citi appoints Angus Yang as head of prime finance for APAC
Yang has over 20 years of experience in the market.
National Australia Bank names Ciqiang Lu as its Greater China business' GM
Mr Ciqiang Lu (魯賜強) has been appointed General Manager of Greater China in National Australia Bank (NAB) and commenced his role on 1 March 2016. Mr Lu is based in NAB’s Hong Kong branch located in Pacific Place. As Australia’s largest business bank, NAB’s strategy in Asia is highly relationship-driven and focuses on supporting Australian and New Zealand business in Asia, including Greater China. As the first Australian bank to establish a presence in China in 1982, NAB also supports Chinese institutional and corporate clients looking to trade with or invest in Australia and New Zealand, particularly in the energy, utilities, natural resources, food and agribusiness sectors. With over 20 years of banking and strategic leadership experience in Greater China, Mr Lu has the strong networks and insights necessary to deliver NAB’s business priorities in Asia and its vision of being Australia and New Zealand’s most respected bank in this region. Mr Lu joins NAB from Natixis where he was the Senior Country Manager, Greater China for the past 9 years, based in Shanghai. In this role he was responsible for the bank’s China and Taiwan operations, working in partnership with global product and customer units to develop and execute Natixis’ China business strategy and operations.
How will Hong Kong's proposed revision of the resolution regime impact bank creditors?
There is a lower likelihood of government support for banks.
Standard Chartered Bank names Katarina Rosboch global head of securities services - IT and operations
She joins Standard Chartered from UBS.
RBC Wealth Management names Shirley Tang managing director, team head for Asia
She'll play a vital role regarding expansion.
Hong Kong banks' mortgages to remain benign: Fitch
Risk factors include stretched affordability and high LTV mortgages.