Bhavtosh Vajpayee skips from CLSA to Barclays Capital, attracted by the opportunity to build an equities sales, trading and research platform for the British bank in India.
BarCap's Peter Redward argues that the Hong Kong dollar peg could be switched to the renminbi very quickly, preceded by a 10% appreciation of the Chinese currency.
M&A deals will continue to proliferate, but Asian buyers will be demanding, according to the findings of our fourth annual M&A survey, conducted together with Clifford Chance.
Ed King, who jumped ship from Morgan Stanley to Barclays Capital in June, will head M&A for the British investment bank, while Jason Rynbeck will become vice-chairman.
Jan Shun Yet has joined alongside other sales trading hires, as buy-side demand grows for combining e-trading services with traditional advice and execution.