Faruqui leaves Citi for ANZ

ANZ’s institutional banking chief Andrew Géczy throws down the gauntlet to global rivals as he looks to win market share, talent and deliver ROE at 13%.

Thakker has been Citi's head of capital management for Japan, Asia North and Australia and Asia South; he will relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore.

Airport Authority Hong Kong draws 2.9x subscription for its multi-tranche senior notes offering, underscoring resilient appetite for high-grade Hong Kong dollar debt; the airport's second runway will open in May.

Over the last few months, the French bank has created several new roles and made key hires to bolster its presence in the region, including in mainland China.

Industry heavyweight Mark Slaughter is Citi's new head of corporate and investment banking for Asia-Pacific, replacing Farhan Faruqui who joined ANZ last month.

Citi moves Rahul Shukla to India as head of corporate banking, while Nikhil Eapen takes over as Asia-Pacific head of TMT in the global banking division.