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Nomura has named Oliver Holt as head of debt syndicate for Asia ex-Japan, succeeding veteran banker Alister Moss, who is taking on a new position at the bank.

BNP Paribas has made two senior hires in European equity capital markets as part of its ambitious challenge to top the region’s league table positions.

Crédit Agricole has promoted four staffers to fill vacant and newly created positions in its debt capital markets leadership team, including global head of financial institutions DCM and head of European corporate DCM.

A $7bn equivalent nine-tranche bond issued by London Stock Exchange Group in March put the newest generation of bond documentation software through its paces. It was the first deal of its size and complexity to use one of the growing array of automation technology platforms.

Bank of America has hired a managing director from Goldman Sachs to help lead a new team in its UK investment banking division that aims to increase the bank’s coverage of private and emerging growth companies.

Emmanuel Regniez has left his position as head of France investment banking and coverage at Citi to take up a co-head role at Bank of America, as the latter beefs up its presence in the country.

The economic potential of renewable energy is awesome, and should make fossil fuels obsolete by 2050, according to a new study by Carbon Tracker. But despite the compelling cost arguments for renewables, an enormous political effort will still be needed to accelerate their adoption if disastrous climate change is to be avoided.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposed cuts to red tape in the capital markets, including the lifting of restrictions on the distribution of bond research, in support of the government’s aim to enhance the country's financial competitiveness.

The European Commission has fined three banks for breaching European Union competition rules in trading SSA dollar bonds in the secondary market, it said on Wednesday.

HSBC has appointed Jean-Manuel Richier as co-head of global banking and head of investment banking in continental Europe after the previous holder of the position, Hubert Preschez, left for M&A boutique Messier and Associés.

Danmarks Nationalbank, the Danish central bank, has hired a new head of monetary policy operations and government debt.

When António Horta-Osório takes over as chairman of Credit Suisse on May 1, he will be fighting fires on all fronts. While the bank has a relatively strong capital position, boosted by a $2bn fundraising announced on Thursday, shareholders are demanding answers over strategy and controls. Perhaps more ominously, the Swiss regulator Finma has instigated enforcement proceedings, writes David Rothnie.