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The fund will also be the first retail tokenised fund across Asia Pacific.

The decision comes after several US banking groups left the NZBA over the last six months.

The Shenzhen-headquartered lithium-ion battery maker has named seven banks involved in the listing process.

Retaliatory tariffs, a stronger dollar and several u-turns from the Trump administration are creating an uncertain outlook for 2025 and is pushing up the price of gold; meanwhile, Hong Kong and China are lodging complaints to the WTO.

The global investment bank has appointed the former Barclays and JP Morgan banker as a managing director in its financial sponsors group.

The deal includes an agreement to buy Banner Life, enter a partnership in the US pension risk transfer business, and an intention to take a 5% shareholding in Legal & General Group.

The international law firm has appointed Gaven Cheong as partner within the funds team in the Special Administrative Region; he joins from Tiang & Partners.

Hong Kong-based Maisant has replaced Sébastien Pietryk as Apac head of distribution and asset rotation, overseeing the bank's Apac loan activities; Pietryk has moved onto a different role at the bank.

Chang, president of Citibank Taiwan and vice chair of Asia North corporate banking, will succeed Aftab Ahmed, who is retiring, on April 1.