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Nomura makes senior appointments in India, hiring Nipun Goel to head investment banking and Nitin Jain to co-head fixed income. Nomura appoints Jai Rajpal as head of fixed income Asia ex-Japan following the resignation of Thomas Siegmund. The Japanese firm adds a new banking analyst as it continues to expand its China equity research team. 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. 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. Malaysia’s Securities Commission issues a stockbroking licence to Citi. Glenn Schiffman will move to Wall Street to take on the top investment banking job for the Americas and will be replaced by Colin Banfield and Patrick Schmitz-Morkramer. Richard King moves to UBS as part of the China coverage team with a focus on real estate. He previously covered Hong Kong conglomerates and real estate at Nomura. The country's largest mobile operator returns to the stockmarket without its overseas operations, attracting investors mainly as a yield play. The hires include Dan McNamara – a move we reported in August – as well as Daniel Yap, Graham Conran, Oi Yee Choo and Reginaldo Cariaso. Nomura's chief China economist Mingchun Sun explains how the stimulus package will continue to drive China's economy forward. Nomura hires the former vice-chairman of Citi Australia Peter Meurer as chairman of investment banking in Australia. The Malaysian mobile operator returns to the market with an IPO of up to $3.6 billion two years after being taken private, but this time it will list only the domestic portion ... Sun will coordinate the Japanese bank's China research teams in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The former Citi investment banker joins Barclays after a brief stint at Nomura. China Everbright International raises $188 million, while Morgan Stanley Private Equity and CDH divest another $170 million of stock in Shanshui Cement. PSA International raises $500 million in 10-year benchmarking exercise. The Japanese investment bank receives approval to trade and underwrite government bonds in India. Nomura strengthens its Asia-Pacific investment banking team by poaching Dan McNamara from Citi and creating three new senior positions in Australia for Ian Maxton, Ed de Salis ... Leung will be in charge of structured product sales to Citi’s private bank clients.