UBS creates new Asia debt-financing group

Vikas Arora is returning to the country with the German lender to replace Dino Siason.

Haitham Ghattas will head high-yield syndicate Asia while Deepak Dangayach takes sole responsibility for leveraged debt capital markets. Guillaume Du Cheyron joins.

UPDATED: UBS lets veterans Paul Au and Patrick Liu go, reflecting a strategic shift in focus towards building a trading-oriented platform in the secondary markets.

Deutsche Bank is the latest firm to join Loco Singapore, Singapore’s over-the-counter gold clearing system, which will be ready by the end of 2026, with interbank trading being developed next year.

The former Deutsche Bank executive joins in Hong Kong as Apac head of healthcare and real estate.

Deutsche Bank has appointed Cora Chiu as head of investment management, North Asia, to replace Cedric Ko.