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Simon Denny, whom Barclays hired as head of banking for South Africa in 2019, is no longer with the firm.

As capital markets bankers gradually start to spend more time back in the office, a nuanced debate is playing out over how much flexibility they can expect to enjoy with regard to remote working when pandemic restrictions are finally lifted.

Agence France Trésor, the French sovereign debt office, has appointed a new chief executive to replace Anthony Requin, who has stepped down after six years in the role.

HSBC Asset Management has created a new sustainability office as part of a refresh of its responsible investment team after the departure of Melissa McDonald, head of responsible investment.

Santander has appointed a new head of sustainable capital markets in London: Victoria Land, until recently head of APAC sustainable banking at Crédit Agricole in Hong Kong.

Frank Drouet, who left Société Générale's global markets business in 2019 after 30 years, has landed a role at rival Crédit Agricole.

Citi has named the leadership for its banking, capital markets and advisory business in Iberia. Meanwhile, it has also announced who is taking on Abraham Douek's responsibilities in DCM after he quit to join Santander.

NatWest Markets has created a new climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) capital markets team, which will be led by Caroline Haas.

Bryan Pascoe, former head of debt capital markets at HSBC, is joining the International Capital Market Association as chief executive, succeeding Martin Scheck, who has been in the role since 2009.

Citi has moved to bolster its UK investment banking team by poaching James Ibbotson from Deutsche Bank, the second real estate investment banker to switch firms in a matter of days.

Citi named on Monday who will be chairman and co-heads of its banking, capital markets and advisory division for the UK and Ireland.

The global head of public sector origination at SEB will be moving to New York in September to lead the bank’s fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) business in the Americas.