Banks

FA recently caught up with Jo Miyake, head of banking, Asia and Middle East at HSBC Corporate and Institutional Banking, on capital allocation shifts, cross-border opportunities, sustainable financing and regulation.

Goh Ken-Yi, previously deputy CEO of RHB Singapore, succeeds Danny Quah, who is taking on a wider leadership position at the Malaysian bank, including a focus on international expansion.

The move to help address a number of funding issues, will benefit Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, and Postal Savings Bank of China.

Global investors, with the majority in Asia, participated in the deal which included five year, 10 year and 30 year senior bonds, and is the largest US dollar bond issuance in Hong Kong in the Reg S format; the funds will help drive infrastructure development.

Citi's Akira Hoshino succeeds Tokiya Kishie, who has left the company.

Tran will look after ESG issues relevant to both corporate and investment banking. He will relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore in the second half of the year.

Sydney-based Ben Connolly will step up from his real estate role, while Philippe Perzi will join from Goldman Sachs where he was managing director and head of FIG.

FA understands the bank is making a number of senior leadership changes and hires across ECM, investment banking and technology, in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and San Francisco; including Apac Equity Syndicate leader and head of SEA ECM.

Hong Kong-based Chan has been with the US bank since 2003 and is currently responsible for Apac equity-linked origination.