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The conservative former central banker is not expected to rock the boat as chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission.

The stock drops more than 20% as analysts warn about a lack of clear leadership. And then the chairman too calls it a day.

For the first time, J.P. Morgan’s global head of investment banking will be based in Asia when Jeff Urwin relocates from New York in May to become the CEO of Asia-Pacific.

Gaby Abdelnour will stay through until the end of summer as J.P. Morgan shuffles the deck in Asia.

China Construction Bank and Agricultural Bank of China name their new party bosses, both of whom are expected to become chairmen.

Alex Wilmot-Sitwell takes on these two key Asia roles together with Chi-Won Yoon, leaving Carsten Kengeter as the sole CEO of UBS investment bank.

Jesse Bhattal, the former Asia-Pacific CEO of Lehman Brothers, will relinquish his current post as chairman of Nomura Asia at the end of the year.

Zhizhong Yang is appointed as Lehman Brothers' first China office chairman.

Yawar Shah replaces the retiring Jaap Kamp as chairman, while Stephan Zimmermann ascends to deputy chairman role.