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发帖数: 10330 | 1 UBS puts two on leave over hiring of Chinese banker: IFR
HONG KONG Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:57am EST
(Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS AG has put two bankers on leave as part of an
internal investigation into the hiring of a close relative connected to a
potential Chinese corporate client, IFR reported on Monday.
The move comes after U.S. federal officials launched a separate probe into
employment practices at JPMorgan Chase & Co, reviewing the circumstances
behind the U.S. bank's hiring of well connected Chinese bankers. That
investigation has prompted investment banks across Greater China to look
into the roles of certain Chinese bankers.
Joseph Chee, head of capital market solutions at UBS, and colleague Sharlyn
Wu, were put on leave last week, IFR reported, citing unnamed sources. IFR,
a Thomson Reuters publication, did not identify Wu's current title.
The effective suspension of the two bankers comes after an internal probe
into the hiring of Joyce Wei, the daughter of the chairman of Chinese
industrial company, Tianhe Chemicals.
UBS declined to comment. Chee did not respond to a call to his mobile phone.
Wu did not respond to a call to her office.
Tianhe is pursuing a Hong Kong IPO later this year in a deal that could
raise as much as $1 billion. The IPO plans came into focus last month after
IFR reported that JPMorgan dropped its pursuit of a role in the offering
because of its previous employment of Wei.
Hong Kong securities license filings show that a Jiao Wei worked at JPMorgan
from January 2012 to August 2013, and joined UBS in October. Jiao is Joyce
Wei's Chinese name, a person familiar with the matter told IFR last month,
affirming also that she is the daughter of Tianhe's chairman.
IFR reported then that UBS was among the banks seeking a mandate for the
Tianhe IPO.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of
Justice are investigating whether JPMorgan violated bribery laws by
improperly hiring the relatives of well connected Chinese officials. That
investigation is ongoing and the bank has not been accused of any wrongdoing
related to the issue.
Separately, citing a confidential email, The New York Times reported earlier
on Monday that JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon was asked by China's
top insurance regulator to hire a family friend as a "favor". |
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