On Tuesday, activist investor Amber Capital is set to face one of its biggest test in its high-stakes bid to shake up governance at media and publishing firm Lagardere. Shareholders are set to vote as they attempt to revamp the… Read More ›
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Kaleem Rizvi appointed as Citigroup’s Asia Pacific head of corporate banking
According to an internal memo, Citigroup Inc named veteran banker Kaleem Rizvi as its Asia Pacific head of the corporate banking business. Rizvi, who joined Citi in Pakistan in 1996, will replace Gerald Keefe, who in February was promoted to… Read More ›
Deutsche, Citi, and ANZ may have violated cartel laws in Australia
On Friday, in a local court a magistrate presiding over a case which is yet to go to trial, was presented with a four-word handwritten note by a JPMorgan Chase & Co banker which was presented by Australian prosecutors as… Read More ›
Economic impact of China’s extradition law with Hong Kong
According to Kevin Yam, a prominent Hong Kong-based lawyer, high net-worth individuals from Hong Kong are taking steps to relocate their assets to Singapore. China’s aggressive push towards Hong Kong is starting to have repercussions. According to lawyers, bankers, and… Read More ›
Lloyds Bank hires Morgan Stanley’s banker William Chalmers as its CFO
William Chalmers will be replacing outgoing CFO George Culmer, scheduled to leave in June. On Friday, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group stated, it has has hired William Chalmers, a senior banker at Morgan Stanley, as its new chief… Read More ›
Wells Fargo shifts its international business within its wholesale banking division
Before too much is read into this move, Wells Fargo’s spokesman has clarified that it wasn’t in response to its December resolution planning process failure. The third largest U.S. bank by assets, Wells Fargo & Co, has disclosed that it… Read More ›