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Jerome Leleu takes a step up from his Southeast Asia ECM job and Mille Cheng returns from Barclays, while Justin Haik moves to a senior client coverage role. Alex Abagian is promoted to head of equity syndicate.

Freshfields boosts its corporate practice team in Greater China with the appointment of William Woo.

Former Goldman Sachs banker Adeline Chien takes a senior wealth management position at Barclays in Hong Kong.

Latham & Watkins transfers two partners from London, including one M&A specialist, while Hogan Lovells hires banking lawyer Alexander McMyn from Linklaters.

Paul Smith succeeds Ashvin Vibhakar to manage operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Deutsche Bank hires Nathan McMurtray and two Standard Chartered colleagues to rebuild its equity-linked franchise, sources say.

The firm has appointed Lawrence Lua from Julius Baer for a position it has been seeking to fill permanently since the exit of Kwong Kin Mun at the end of 2009.

John Lefevre is leaving boutique fixed-income firm Amias Berman to become Asia head of syndicate at Goldman Sachs.

Standard Chartered is banking on the notion that the veteran’s industry experience will help it build its equity business.