ANZ appoints new corporate finance head for South and South-east Asia; Amundi boosts ESG focus in Hong Kong; Value Partners names deputy fixed income chief; and EFG Bank hires North Asia chairman.

HSBC loses head of Asia tech M&A to Midea as CFO; Aviva Singlife appoints group CIO; Deutsche names Indonesia head of securities services; and Apex Group hires China country head.

The SEC will require all US securities transactions to be settled no later than a day after trading from May 28, in a significant move to the T+1 settlement cycle in the world’s largest market.

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OMERS bolsters capital markets team in Singapore; Euroclear hires from Citi for new chairman; Sunsuper and QSuper appoint CIO for merged entity; and China-led Green Investment Principles names first chair.

HSBC names two co-chief executives for Asia Pacific; Singapore’s Central Provident Fund Board appoints new chair; Crédit Agricole CIB announces new regional head of acquisition finance and advisory; Amundi reveals new CEO in Hong Kong; State Street unveils new heads of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

OMERS strengths Singapore capital markets capability; Blackstone continues to build global ESG team; HSBC Asset Management names first global head of ETF capital markets; and Australian securities regulator appoints new chair and deputy.

Crédit Agricole CIB appoints new head of Hong Kong business; Natixis expands global markets capabilities in Asia Pacific; and Cooley adds capital markets partner in Beijing.

BlackRock creates co-heads of sustainable investing in Asia Pacific; UOB names first chief sustainability officer; MUFG appoints first Asia Pacific ESG finance head; and Amundi confirms first sustainability officer in Asia.

The inclusion of cryptocurrency Ether, alongside Bitcoin, for the exchange-traded funds on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, contrasts with the US approach.