Bank of China top stories

• People news in brief: February 28, 2019

  

  HKEX makes several hires — JPM poaches Olympian from GS for Aus ECM — BOC’s Sebastian Ha resurfaces at Chinese rival

  • 28 Feb 2019

• BOC’s Ha resurfaces at Chinese rival

  

  Former Bank of China syndicate head Sebastian Ha has joined SPDB International as its head of fixed income.

  • 25 Feb 2019

• PBoC opens first central bank bills swap

  The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) made good on its promise to swap perpetual bonds for government bills on Wednesday, kicking off a Rmb1.5bn ($222m) swap that forced the central bank to start issuing bills again after a long hiatus.

  • 20 Feb 2019

• Onshore perps still out of reach for small Chinese banks

  

  Bank of China’s Rmb40bn ($5.9bn) perpetual bond has opened up a possible path for other banks with similar funding needs, but smaller banks may still find it hard to attract investors, said analysts and bankers this week. Widening the scope of perpetual bonds so that insurance companies can purchase them will be key to solving the problem.

  • 29 Jan 2019

• BOC loses debt syndicate head in Hong Kong

  

  Bank of China’s Hong Kong-based debt syndicate head Sebastian Ha is leaving the firm next month.

  • 28 Jan 2019