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Nomura shakes it up and brings back Jesse Bhattal
Nomura appoints Jesse Bhattal as president and COO of its global wholesale business, and brings his former Lehman colleague Philip Lynch back to the region as CEO for Asia ...
By Lara Wozniak | 18 March 2010
Awards
Japan Achievement Awards 2009: Day 2
We reveal the houses that had the best year in 2009 in our third annual Achievement Awards for Japan.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 16 March 2010
M&A
Oji buys Paperbox from CVC
Private equity firm CVC Asia Pacific exits its investment in Malaysian paper manufacturer Paperbox through a sale to a strategic buyer, a trend that specialists say is on the rise.
By Sameera Anand | 16 March 2010
Awards
Japan Achievement Awards 2009: Day 1
We reveal the best deals of 2009 in our third annual Achievement Awards for Japan.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 16 March 2010
Macro & Markets
Regulatory reform is the way forward for Japan
Delegates at a Japan CFO roundtable emphasise regulatory reform instead of economic stimulus as a way to support the Japanese economy.
By Edward Russell | 11 March 2010
People Moves
RBS hires in Japan
The Royal Bank of Scotland hires Ernfred Olsen as country executive and head of global banking and markets as it builds its Japan team.
By Lara Wozniak | 11 March 2010
Corporate
Japan Airlines decides to stay with Oneworld
Sticking with American Airlines in Oneworld could be a stop-gap move for Japan Airlines while it seeks financial stability.
By Edward Russell | 10 February 2010
Awards
Japan Achievement Awards
It's time to submit your pitches for the 2009 Japan Achievement Awards.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 8 February 2010
M&A
Japan's Mitsui buys strategic stake in TPV Technology
Japanese trading company Mitsui will buy up to 20% of display products maker TPV Technology, while TPV's controlling shareholder, China Electronics Corporation, will also ...
By Sameera Anand | 2 February 2010
Corporate
Narita landing rights at centre of Japan Airlines’ alliance decision
Reducing the presence of US airlines at Tokyo's Narita Airport is a key issue behind the Japanese government’s reported preference for a Japan Airlines-Delta tie-up.
By Edward Russell | 1 February 2010
Business Moves
Japan Airlines bankruptcy is good for Japan
Japan Airlines’ slide into bankruptcy may be one of the country’s worst kept secrets, but it affirms the DPJ’s pro-free market stance.
By Edward Russell | 20 January 2010
M&A
Shiseido offers $1.7 billion for US cosmetics firm Bare Escentuals
Shiseido buys US mineral-based cosmetics company Bare Escentuals as it seeks to diversify its revenues outside Japan.
By Sameera Anand | 18 January 2010
People Moves
Societe Generale builds fixed-income team in Japan
Societe Generale announces that Toshiyuki Tomita will spearhead the bank's efforts to build its Japanese foreign exchange business.
By Lara Wozniak | 15 January 2010
Corporate
Tokyo's new trading system off to a good start
Arrowhead, the Tokyo Stock Exchange's radical new trading platform, is ready to shake up Japan's old-fashioned equity market.
By Nick Ferguson | 7 January 2010
Business Moves
Daiwa unveils next generation e-trading platform in Asia
Daiwa Securities SMBC is the latest bank to set up an enhanced electronic trading platform in Asia, despite growing criticism of dark pools.
By Rupert Walker | 14 December 2009
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