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RBC Capital Markets further expands Hong Kong sales force
HONG KONG, April 18, 2007 — RBC Capital Markets
today announced a significant expansion of its sales force
in Hong Kong with the hiring of five senior marketers with
significant cross product experience in Asian markets.
Joining the RBC Capital Markets Hong Kong office are:
- Ronnie Lim, previously with Citicorp Investment Bank Singapore
Ltd, and with strong coverage experience of South East Asian
central banks. Mr. Lim will cover ASEAN-based financial
institutions for fixed income products.
- Chen Zhao, previously with Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China in Beijing and with extensive experience in fixed
income, structured products and foreign exchange. Mr. Zhao
will cover top tier Chinese banks for fixed income and structured
products.
- Jasmine Toh, previously with Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong
as an equity derivatives sales person. Ms. Toh will cover
Hong Kong based private banks for structured products.
- Lisa Yeoh, previously with ABN AMRO in Singapore and with
strong financial institution relationships. Ms. Yeoh will
cover Singaporean-based private banks for structured products.
- John Wang, previously with HSBC and SAFE, with extensive
experience in FX and fixed income portfolio management and
strong relationships with the central bank sector.
These recent hires bring RBC's regional sales force to 12
professionals, with plans to add another eight professionals
in the coming months. "We are building a team that deeply
understands the Asian markets and the major institutional
investors in Asia," said Ferdy Khouw, RBC Capital Markets'
head of Non-Japan Asia Sales.
Mr. Khouw's team is currently focused on leveraging their
familiarity with the diverse Asian investment community.
"Our goal in Asia is to become increasingly relevant
to our customers in the region as we continue to grow our
investor base through the sale of global fixed income, derivative
and foreign exchange products, including new issues, mortgage-backed
and agency securities, structured notes, CDOs and other OTC
derivatives," said Shane Akeroyd, RBC Capital Markets'
global head of distribution.
About RBC Capital Markets Global Fixed
Income
RBC Capital Markets is the corporate and investment banking
arm of RBC. As the 14th largest debt underwriter globally,
RBC Capital Markets' global fixed income business serves over
6,000 active investors and issuers through 50 offices in 10
countries. It is a leader in project and infrastructure finance,
Sterling, and non-core dollar markets, with a growing presence
in Euros and US dollars, and the leader in U.S. Negotiated
Municipal bonds and Canadian dollars. Trading hubs in London,
New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Chicago and Toronto provide 24-hour
pricing. RBC is ranked #1 in both the Maple bond and Kangaroo
bond markets. The firm has dedicated research teams for high-yield,
emerging market and investment grade bonds in the U.S., Canada
and Europe.
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For further information, please contact:
Anna Watson, Greentarget, U.K., 020 7680 5052 Anna.Watson@greentarget.eu
Katherine Gay, RBC Capital Market (416) 974-6286 or katherine.gay@rbc.com
Kevin Foster, RBC capital Markets (212) 428-6902, kevin.foster@rbccm.com
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