Bankers
Bankers see Asia deal drought easing as Hong Kong IPOs pick up
AFTER a lean couple of years, bankers in Asia are seeing signs of a recovery in initial public offerings (IPOs).The number of Chinese firms considering public flotations in Hong...
Goldman promotes Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan bankers to partner
GOLDMAN Sachs promoted three Japanese nationals to its highest rank of executives, the most in more than a decade, after a revival in local financial markets helped the Wall...
Boeing bankers grab up to US$300 million in capital raise fees
BOEING’s US$20 billion-plus capital raise delivered four banks a hefty payday just as equity market issuance began to cool ahead of the US election.Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup...
RBC bankers fear layoffs as pledge to keep HSBC staff nears end: sources
SOME Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) employees who joined when the bank acquired HSBC Canada worry they could lose their jobs when RBC’s six-month guarantee to keep them expires...
DBS has twice as many technologists as bankers in 2023: Harvard Business School study
LAST year, DBS had around 2,500 data scientists, analysts and engineers on its payroll. They formed part of the bank’s technology workforce, which is double the number of bankers...
China detains investment bankers, takes passports in corruption sweep
CHINA is turning up the heat on its army of 8,700 investment bankers. After being forced to take big pay cuts and adhere to other belt-tightening measures under President...
HSBC exit makes Matos one of Europe’s most sought-after bankers
As HSBC Holdings’s top executives queued up in July to publicly welcome the installation of Georges Elhedery as the bank’s next chief executive officer, one prominent voice was notably...
Central bankers make rare comments in favour of bigger gold stash