JP Morgan names top banker for China push

Tuesday 22 April 2008 at 17:08

JP Morgan has hired one of the biggest names in Chinese banking for its business in the country as it looks to expand in the fast-growing market.

Elaine La Roche, a former chief executive of Morgan Stanley’s Beijing-based securities joint venture, China International Capital Corp, has joined JP Morgan as vice-chairman of its Chinese business in a sign of the bank’s move to become a bigger player in the country’s financial markets.