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Citi names BofA veteran Sophia Wang as head of China FI sales & SRM
Citi names BofA veteran Sophia Wang as head of China FI sales & SRM
Wang is tasked with leading Citi’s institutional sales coverage in the region.
1 day ago
Citi cuts India foreign portfolio investors’ registration to five days
The first phase covers the US, Ireland, and Luxembourg.
5 days ago
Crédit Agricole CIB names Oliver Matthew as head of Japan’s private capital group
He joins from CITIC CLSA, where he was head of institutional equities and country head for Japan.
6 days ago
Crédit Agricole CIB appoints Nicolas Vix as APAC senior regional officer
Vix has been with the bank since 1988 and was named senior country officer for China in 2019.
Citi eyes record Korean capital issuance year
The bank has raised $60b for Korean clients globally year to date.
Citi launches Custody+ to accelerate asset servicing
More than 80% of total event volume now runs in real time.
Can China make the renminbi a global currency?
Chinese banks are expanding cross-border use as Beijing keeps capital controls.
Indian banks raise $4b in bonds on strong global demand
Key transactions include a $1b issuance by ICICI bank, according to Citi.
Singapore bond boom leaves investment banks with 30.2% fee drop
Debt capital markets generated just $56.1m.
China names Deutsche Bank as RMB clearing bank for Europe
The bank is the first foreign bank in Europe to receive the designation, it said.
China CITIC Bank International names Wang chief executive
Shen Qiang will retain a board seat as a non-executive director.
Investment banks see bond deals slow as issuance falls 3.8%
Regional issuers still secured $2.5t through primary offerings excluding Japan.
Singapore fundraising hits 6-year high despite 42% issue drop
Five local IPOs collected $878.1m and all debuted on Singapore exchanges.
Citi names Goldman's Mascanzoni as ANZ technology capital markets lead
Cristina Mascanzoni previously worked on a Zip equity raising and a cross-border sale.
Singapore M&A more than doubles to $77.4b in H1 2026
Outbound transactions done through investment banks set a record at $38b during the period.
MUFG tops APAC M&A in H1 on four megadeals
Last year’s top performer Morgan Stanley is second with double-digit value and volume declines.
IPO proceeds jump 42% as deal count dips in H1 2026
Convertibles generated $25.6b as transactions expanded 10.3%.
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