people move

Jacob Berman, the bank’s former head of client coverage in Japan, has taken up the position which sits within SC’s corporate and institutional banking unit.

Cristina Chang will lead Citi ANZ’s markets business while retaining her role as head of asset backed financing, spread products, Asia North, Australia and South Asia.

Masahiko Ishida started the role at the beginning of the year and is aiming to support multinationals in Japan, as Lance Miller retires from the firm.

The law firm adds four partners and four lawyers to its Corporate & Securities practice.

Sindy Wan, Goldman Sachs’s head of consumer and retail investment banking head for Asia, has left the US bank.

The bank continues to grow its headcount in Asia, even as it cuts jobs in Australia.

Francois Cristofari becomes chairman of BNP Paribas' China business, while Clarence Tao takes over his previous job as CEO.

The bank has appointed Shuang Ding, a former economist at China’s central bank and the International Monetary Fund, as senior China economist.

Hsu has been hired from Standard Chartered to head corporate finance execution for Greater China.