The bank gives two senior bankers control of the capital markets division, reshaping the team as it tries to win more business linking Australia and Asia.
Jimmy Choi joins ANZ as head of DCM Asia, along with five ex-Merrill bankers; while at least three ANZ debt bankers are confirmed to have left last week.
After months of speculation, Jimmy Choi, KJ Kim and Leonard Ng resign from BoA Merrill — along with an associate and two analysts — and are rumoured to be headed for ANZ.
Deutsche Bank's debt capital markets team suffers two defections as Jimmy Choi and Kang-Jae Kim join their old boss Michael Luk at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.