Investment Banking
JP Morgan, UBS named top M&A financial advisers in APAC
                                                                                 
                    
                    They ranked number one in terms of value and volume of M&As in 9M 2024.
                
                                
            JP Morgan, UBS named top M&A financial advisers in APAC
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            They ranked number one in terms of value and volume of M&As in 9M 2024.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Bank of Singapore nabs BOCHK banker as market head for GC Hong Kong
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Chi brings over 20 years of experience into her new role.
                    
                                        
                    
                Banks need liability innovation to lower green loan costs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        ASEAN needs over $1 trillion to decarbonise by 2030.
                    
                                        
                    
                Mizuho expands mid-term finance emission targets
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The targets are aimed to be met by FY2030.
                    
                                        
                    
                China’s investment banking fees drop 25% in 9M 2024
                                                                                                 
                        
                        ECM underwriting fees, M&A advisory fees, and syndicated lending fees all registered declines.
                    
                                        
                    
                ING disbursed $35.37b in sustainable finance in Q2
                                                                                                 
                        
                        EMEA represents a bulk of ING's sustainable finance activities.
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS inks MOU with China trade promotion council to boost Asia trade, investment
                                                                                                 
                        
                        DBS’ foreign direct investment unit will work with Chinese enterprises.
                    
                                        
                    
                APAC investment banking fees hit lowest nine-month period in 7 years
                                                                                                 
                        
                        ECM underwriting fees hit lowest figure in over a decade.
                    
                                        
                    
                BNY names ex-HSBC banker as head of APAC corporate trust
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Jamie Pratt will lead, develop, and execute BNY’s corporate trust strategy.
                    
                                        
                    
                MUFG names Yoshi Katsuda as Middle East regional head
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Katsuda was most recently part of the GCIB Planning Division in Tokyo.
                    
                                        
                    
                MUAM to establish new organisation for credit investment
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This will commence on 1 October. 
                    
                                        
                    
                Westpac names Anthony Miller as CEO
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Before joining Westpac, Miller was the Australia/NZ CEO of Deutsche Bank for 4 years.
                    
                                        
                    
                Citi nabs J.P. Morgan banker to head investment banking financing
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Achintya Mangla is now in charge of financing duties for Citi’s global DCM, ECM, syndicate and private capital markets.
                    
                                        
                    
                Citi nabs BofA, ex-Goldman Sachs’ bankers to boost ANZ markets business
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The new senior hires also come from Perennial Partners and MST Financial.
                    
                                        
                    
                Banks must expand net zero targets, set clearer O&G goals: org
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Japan, SoKor have yet to set medium and long-term targets aligned with a 1.5°C scenario.
                    
                                        
                    
                SMBC names Atul Bhuchar as APAC head of transaction banking product
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Bhuchar joins from Partior, a JV by Temasek, DBS, JP Morgan and StanChart.
                    
                                        
                    
                StanChart beefs up leadership of trade and transaction banking teams
                                                                                                 
                        
                        SC appointed new banking heads based in Singapore and Germany.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
            	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                             
                     
                             
                     
                             
                             
                     
                             
           
                                 
                                 
                                 
               
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
 
                                                                                                
                                                
                                                                                                                                         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                