Inside the head of Kim Jong-il

The newly created senior managing director role for insurance institutional clients is based in Hong Kong.

The long-serving Societe Generale executive has most recently led the French bank’s global markets business in Japan, and will succeed Bruno Gaussorgues, who is taking on a group head role at the bank.

The proceedings against the Hong Kong-based hedge fund, its chief investment officer and a former trader, relate to the dealing of shares listed on the HKEX prior to a block trade in June 2017.

The former Nomura, UBS and Deutsche Bank banker brings more than 25 years of global M&A and strategic advisory experience.

Tanar is currently ANZ country head for Germany and will replace Mitchell Mason; the bank sees growth opportunities across markets, financial institutions and DCM.

The death of Kim Jong-il ushers in another period of precarious uncertainty in the Korean peninsula, and rattles markets in Seoul.