Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc hired 10 people in Japan, including former bankers at Nomura Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., boosting its local business even as other foreign investment banks cut back.

8 Jan 2009

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc , the U.K.’s third biggest bank, said it hired 10 staff, including former bankers at Nomura Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., to expand its investment banking business in Japan.

8 Jan 2009

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- BNP Paribas SA’s Eric Kawabata , head of the firm’s capital markets division in Japan, may leave after local authorities cited the company for violating securities regulations, two people familiar with the matter said.

6 Jan 2009

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Nomura Holdings Inc. ’s share-price plunge in the fiscal third quarter helped fuel an estimated investment loss of 1.32 billion yen ($14.4 million) at Jafco Co.

5 Jan 2009

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG hired Takushi Abe , a former managing director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , as a senior adviser at its investment banking businesses in Japan, two people familiar with the matter said.

28 Dec 2008

Dec. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. hired Nomura Holdings Inc. , Merrill Lynch & Co. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. to sell its shares in Japan’s biggest initial public offering in a decade, two people familiar with the sale said.

25 Dec 2008