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Diamond Lee, China equities portfolio manager at Old Mutual Global Investors, argues that quality stocks must reflect Asia's declining terms of trade

The Swiss bank is ramping up its China equities research capabilities with six new hires despite lingering post-crash stock jitters and sputtering economic growth.

Yang Xia, head of equities at UBS China, is moving to a slightly broader role at Bank of America Merrill Lynch to oversee Greater China equities.

Andrew Maynard joins from CLSA to head equity sales trading for Asia-Pacific ex-Japan and replaces Jefferson Saunders, who is set to be moved internally.

Chinese solar equipment maker becomes the first listed firm to have its shares removed from the Shanghai-Hong Kong scheme due to a regulatory probe.

Exchanges are hurriedly refining Stock Connect but investors and bankers urge more reform before the trading link can be easily used as a bridge into mainland China.

Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has likely followed through on a pledge to sign a decree lifting limits on foreign stock ownership.

Keen to see A-shares included in the MSCI Emerging Market Index, officials in Hong Kong and mainland China will likely set higher quotas for the Stock Connect programme.

The layoffs were mostly in the Royal Bank of Scotland equities business CIMB bought in 2012 and are part of a broader cost-cutting exercise.