Investment Banking

Citi Global Wealth APAC clients invest $5b in bonds in May-July

Majority of investments flowed to fixed income funds and hedge funds.

Citi Global Wealth APAC clients invest $5b in bonds in May-July

Majority of investments flowed to fixed income funds and hedge funds.

Hong Kong’s ZA Bank launches investment fund service

All subscription fees are waived until 31 December 2022.

Thailand plays catch up with global green finance goals

Banks are calling for legislators to impose carbon tax and a common taxonomy of goals.

Chart of the Week: APAC investment bank fees down 9% in H1

ECM fees fell 42% after a record-setting 2021.

StanChart taps ex-JP Morgan banker as new CIO for North Asia

Cheng was head of Asia Equity Strategy for JP Morgan Private Bank.

UOB prices $400m perpetual capital securities

It will be issued under a $41.5b (US$30b) global medium term note programme.

Does geopolitics heighten risks of an East-West divide in the financial industry? 

HSBC’s potential Asia split may signal that decoupling between the West and China is growing.

Weekly Global News Wrap: State Street not buying Credit Suisse; Italy to expire bad loan scheme

And China gives the first nod to revive Ant IPO.   From Reuters: Financial services and bank holding company State Street has denied reports that...

Singapore establishes framework to push for high quality green bonds

A committee will oversee the Singapore Green Bond Framework.

Standard Chartered opens US$40m Greater Bay Area Centre in Guangzhou

More than 700 employees are now based in the GBA Centre.

Sumitomo Mitsui appoints former J.P Morgan banker as head of M&A advisory of SFDA

The newly created role sees Chirolli leading SMBC’s M&A advisory efforts in Asia.

APAC investment banking fees drops 8.5% in Q1 2022

This comes after its all time high in the same quarter last year.