The Swiss bank is ramping up its China equities research capabilities with six new hires despite lingering post-crash stock jitters and sputtering economic growth.
Andrew Maynard joins from CLSA to head equity sales trading for Asia-Pacific ex-Japan and replaces Jefferson Saunders, who is set to be moved internally.
Exchanges are hurriedly refining Stock Connect but investors and bankers urge more reform before the trading link can be easily used as a bridge into mainland China.
Keen to see A-shares included in the MSCI Emerging Market Index, officials in Hong Kong and mainland China will likely set higher quotas for the Stock Connect programme.