Crédit Agricole CIB granted banking licence in Australia

The decision will allow it to boost its service offering to financial institutions and large corporates in Australia.

Sara Velezmoro

January 04, 2022

French-headquartered corporate and investment bank Crédit Agricole CIB announced it has been granted a licence by Australia’s regulator to operate locally as a licenced bank, effective January 4, 2022.

Nice choice! This is premium FinanceAsia content.

Subscribers can sign in for full unlimited access.

New user? Sign up for a one-time 7-day unlimited free trial.

Questions?
See here for more information on licences and prices, or contact [email protected].

Banks

Crédit Agricole CIB names Apac senior regional officer

Nicolas Vix, senior country officer for China, replaces Jean-François Deroche in Hong Kong.

September 01, 2026

Asia Pacific deal flow improves; remains differentiated by credit quality

Capital is flowing back into Asian debt markets, but investors are becoming increasingly selective. Fitch Ratings says stronger sovereigns and their banks and corporates continue to access funding, while rising oil prices, currency pressures and external vulnerabilities are sharpening the differentiation with weaker credits.

Fitch Ratings

Eastspring Investments names head of capital markets

Sean Cunningham takes on the newly created role at the asset manager in Singapore; he was most recently head of Asia ETFs at JP Morgan Asset Management in Hong Kong.

August 11, 2026

Crédit Agricole CIB hires Apac head of ECA and EFS

Singapore-based Ivee Tan takes on the export credit agency and multilateral financing solutions role; she most recently worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as renewables and sustainable energy director.

October 23, 2025

Crédit Agricole CIB confirms David Maisant's Apac loan distribution role

Hong Kong-based Maisant has replaced Sébastien Pietryk as Apac head of distribution and asset rotation, overseeing the bank's Apac loan activities; Pietryk has moved onto a different role at the bank.

February 06, 2025

UOB in Asean: Integrated banking models driving growth

Edmund Leong, head of Group Corporate Banking and Investment Banking at UOB, explains to FinanceAsia how Asean’s evolution into an even more dynamic end-market is enticing corporates to scale across borders – in turn driving demand for integrated financing, advisory and capital markets solutions. And those banks with regional reach and local expertise should be pivotal to the region’s next growth phase.

UOB