Xuanyi Liu has joined the global law firm as a partner this month from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

The outgoing chairman of HSBC is set to start in October to replace AIA's non-exec chairman Edmund Sze-Wing Tse, who is retiring from his position after 60 years at the life insurer.

McLean, currently head of Citi's global asset managers, Apac financial sponsors business, will relocate from Singapore to Sydney.

Amid volatility, dollar weakness, and high government debt, the global fixed income market is poised for a bumpy reset with more instruments in Asia to benefit, according to Andrew Jackson, head of investments and head of fixed income boutique, at Vontobel.

The Rmb2.5bn 2.0% notes are the German carmaker’s third onshore Renminbi bond issuance. The company told FA that the move is part of its funding diversification efforts.

Naoya Shiota has joined the law firm's global private equity group in Tokyo from White & Case.

Vo-Dinh will relocate to Hong Kong in July from Sydney, where she was Natixis' head of acquisition and strategic finance, Australia; there are several other regional appointments at the French bank.

Zhang Wenjie will return to the bank as Citi’s country officer and banking head for China in July.

Thakker has been Citi's head of capital management for Japan, Asia North and Australia and Asia South; he will relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore.