The senior executive who ran the equity derivatives trading operations with the US bank will relocate to Hong Kong from Singapore for the role.
Hang Seng Index-linked CBBCs saw their average daily turnover rise 29% month-on-month while Tencent and Alibaba were the pick among the Chinese underlyings.
The structured product veteran joins the French bank after a 17-year tenure at Credit Suisse.
The French bank is seeking to capitalise on the growing appetite of accredited investors to trade US stocks.
The British bank has bolstered recently the ranks of its buy- and sell-sides with senior hires.
The market is buzzing about the China stimulus package narrative and its impact on repositioning structured products underlying exposure.
The outstanding balance of non-principal-protected ELS products falls in the Korean market, while those principal-protected products increase.
SRP analysed single stock-linked barrier autocalls issued in Asia and the distance to their knock-in barrier levels to assess the impact of the market correction at the beginning of August.
The new products will seek to offer exposure to Asia-Pacific markets such as Hong Kong, China and Australia as well as a global multi-asset strategy.