Credit Agricole Private Bank taps old name for new gold

Credit Agricole Private Bank will be called Indosuez Wealth Management, reviving an old brand after 11 years, as part of efforts by the 140-year-old wealth manager’s efforts to rebrand itself. The name was dropped after the merger between parent Credit Agricole, Credit Lyonais and Indosuez in 2004. As it looks to tap the new wealth…

Morgan Stanley to hire more bankers in Japan as rivals loom

[TOKYO] Morgan Stanley’s Japanese investment-banking joint venture plans to hire more bankers this year to compete with Nomura Holdings Inc and defend its three-year grip on mergers advice in the country. The US bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.agreed to increase staff at their securities firm, including people to cover industries and advise on…