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Here's a rerun of one of our favourite stories -- a 2005 April fool's day piece joking that the Korean FSB had shocked bankers with a new measure that could damage their ability to win mandates.

Royal Bank of Scotland recruits former Macquarie corporate financier Sean Cho to lead its Korean investment banking business.

Jeroen Plag will head up INGÆs Korean wholesale client business.

Sung Ho Kim and Antonio Jacinto take up senior positions in Seoul and Manila.

Ben Arber becomes head of payments and cash in Seoul as HSBC announces two other appointments.

The $130 billion pension fund may be spun off to run money more professionally.

Firm hires new banker to arrest its fall down the league tables.

ING adds three analysts in Korean equity research.

ABN''s equity boss, Alastair Barr announces a second slug of new hires.