CLSA’s co-head of investment banking for India, J Niranjan, has left the Asian investment bank to head Tata Capital’s investment banking team. He will report to Tata Capital managing director Praveen Kadle.

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Morgan Stanley has relocated Gautam Bhandari from its New York office to lead its investment activities in India, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. Bhandari and his team will be based out of Mumbai.

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Calyon, the corporate and investment banking arm of Credit Agricole, has relocated Mitul Kotecha, head of global foreign exchange strategy, fixed income markets research, to Hong Kong from London. The move is part of the bank’s strategy to expand its offering in the Asian region.

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Russell Investments has expanded its management team in its regional office in Singapore by adding six new team members and moving four of its staff from other areas to the office.

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ING Private Banking has appointed Mark Chan as managing director and head of marketing China. He will head a team of around 30 people, including 16 relationship managers, and report to Sermon Kwan, managing director and head of the Greater China region for ING Private Banking Asia.

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TradingScreen, a global execution management system (EMS) provider, has opened an office in Singapore to serve the local and regional buy side communities. According to the vendor, its Southeast Asian and Pacific regional client relationships will be managed through the new office.

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Bravura Solutions has expanded its team with the appointment of Steven Zacharidis as the company’s head of business development for the Asia Pacific region. He will be responsible for the establishment of client relationships to develop business opportunities.

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Asset Control has added to its EMEA sales team with the appointment of Claudio Capozzi as EMEA sales director in London. The vendor has also hired Scot Kelly in New York as North American sales executive, as well as expanding its Asia Pacific sales coverage with the relocation of Alex Rich to its Australian office.

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Citigroup’s head of equity derivatives for EMEA, Luke Randell, has indicated he is returning to his native Australia to assume the position of head of equities for Australia and New Zealand.

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Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has appointed three new executives to the Asian region, promoted two staff members to senior positions and relocated one from Europe. BGI has appointed Brent Kao as client director for Taiwan, Tan Puay Lit as client director for Singapore and William Chow as portfolio manager for iShares Asia ex-Japan.

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As part of its continuing expansion in the Asia Pacific region, global provider of software for capital markets Coexis has hired ex- Lehman Brothers operations head Ian Stephenson as head of operations in the region. Based in Singapore, Stephenson will initially focus on managing local implementations.

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NZX has appointed Yvonne Davie head of business of its subsidiary FundSource, which specialises in analysis of managed funds.

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New Star Asset Management has appointed Kanise Chan in Hong Kong as associate director for Greater China. She will be in charge of the firm’s sales efforts in Hong Kong and will be responsible for developing new opportunities in Taiwan.

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PIC Solutions, a credit risk management consultancy in the Middle East and Africa, has expanded its client coverage in Pakistan by appointing Azam Razzaq as a dedicated senior relationship manager to service Karachi and Lahore.

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Australia-based fund management firm AMP Capital Investors has appointed Ragavan Sivanesarajah to the position of portfolio manager for Asian equities. The team manages the listed AMP Capital China Growth Fund, the first Australian investment fund able to invest directly into China A shares.

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Merrill Lynch has appointed former head of Asia-Pacific fixed income for UBS Michael Halloran as its head of Pacific Rim fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC).

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Credit Suisse has appointed Sughosh Moharikar and Samita Shah as managing directors of its investment banking department, based in Mumbai. In addition, Ashim Ahuja will join as a director of the investment banking team.

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ABN Amro Asset Management in India, which is retaining its original branding, has appointed Hemanti Wadhwa as its new head of compliance, legal and risk management. She joins from Deutsche Asset Management where she held a similar role as head of compliance, legal and risk management.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group director Leo Melamed has resigned from his position as chairman of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange advisory committee. According to industry reports, he stepped down from the post due to a perceived conflict of interest between his position at the CME and the new Asian futures market.

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The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has appointed Chi Schive as its chairman to assume responsibility for its strategy and operations. He has been given the responsibility of executing the plan of the Executive Yuan and developing Taipei into an Asia Pacific financial centre.

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