Over the last few months, the French bank has created several new roles and made key hires to bolster its presence in the region, including in mainland China.
Joy Kwek joins from Morgan Stanley and is tasked with leading synergies between SMBC and SMBC Nikko, strengthening their capital markets and structured solutions offering.
The Japanese brokerage firm boosts its debt origination team with the addition of former Natixis, Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank banker John Wade.