Standard Chartered snaps up senior Morgan Stanley banker

Standard Chartered Bank has hired a senior investment banker from Morgan Stanley’s Beijing office to head its client coverage and capital markets teams in China.

Yi Meng, who has more than 16 years of experience in corporate banking and finance with a focus on the China market, will have triple roles at Standard Chartered. He will serve as managing director and head of the strategic client coverage group within origination and client coverage, and, simultaneously, as vice chairman for Asia of Standard Chartered capital markets, and CEO of the bank's corporate advisory division, the bank announced yesterday.

Yi will be based in Beijing and will report to Rahul Goswamy, global head of the...