The bank appoints Maneesh Malhotra as Asia-Pacific managing director of commercial banking debt origination; and Chetan Joshi as India’s head of debt capital markets.
Finance personnel resources are stretched to the limit as more companies set up treasury hubs in the region and a new breed of Asia-based MNC propagates.
Mergers and acquisitions in Asia-Pacific are hurtling ahead at full speed, and continued private-equity interest in China and Australia is likely to push activity to fresh records this year.
Despite its many benefits, securities lending has never truly made it big in Asia, says Amod Dixit, group product manager, securities services, Standard Chartered Bank