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JPMorgan hires Linklaters lawyer to head China unit
The financial services group hires one of Asia’s leading corporate lawyers to head its China business and lead its ambitious plans in the country
KEB shares surge on Hana Financial interest
Shares of Korea Exchange Bank surged after Hana Financial Group expressed interest in buying Korea Exchange Bank, joining other local lenders such as KB Financial Group and Korea Development Bank
China’s Haitong Securities buys Hong Kong rival
China’s Haitong Securities has become the first mainland brokerage to acquire an overseas rival after announcing that it would launch a takeover for Hong Kong’s Taifook Securities
BBVA confident of China mission
The previously cautious Spanish bank, better known for its US and Mexico investments, is taking a lead in Asia
BBVA set to raise Chinese bank stake
The Spanish banking group is set to invest a further €1.1bn to lift its strategic stake in China Citic Bank and cement its position as one of the leading European investors in mainland Chinese banking
Abraaj poised to buy again after raising $375m
The Middle East’s largest private equity house has raised its capital by almost a third as it prepares a return to buying mode
Chi-X leaves upstart label behind
In continental Europe, Chi-X regularly trades enough shares in blue-chips such as ST Microelectronics and Siemens that, while it is technically not an ‘exchange’ like Euronext or Deutsche Börse, it still ranks as third-largest trading platform
Judge sets precedent in tackling corruption
Enrico Monfrini, a Geneva lawyer who acts for Abuja, said the demand for seizure of funds outside Switzerland was a legal first for the country, and marks a further step in efforts to tackle theft by corrupt rulers by going after intermediaries as well as principals
Rockspring buys distressed RBS assets
The property fund manager, agrees to buy a portfolio of UK industrial properties from Royal Bank of Scotland, in one of the first deals to take distressed assets from a UK lender
Regulator’s torch to light up dark pools
SEC is seeking comment on its proposals to make dark pools, alternative trading systems, more transparent and at least one of them is quite controversial
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