A rapidly evolving market environment and shifting client investment styles have spurred changes in how private banks approach lending — the bread and butter of their business. Universal banks argue that future lending innovations will depend on a holistic offering that straddles private and investment banking. Senior executives from private banks joined a conversation with asset-backed lending provider Equities First […]

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Equities First Holdings (EquitiesFirst), a US-based institutional investment firm specialising in long-term asset-backed financing, has announced the appointment of its managing director and head of Singapore, according to a press release from the firm. With effective immediately, Johnny Heng will be responsible for leading the firm’s origination strategies in the market. He will report to Gordon Crosbie-Walsh, CEO in Asia. […]

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