People: BBVA beefs up Apac equities, BNPP bolsters global markets platform

BBVA has appointed Eric Michl as head of global equities in Asia as the Spanish bank builds an equity trading and sales hub in Hong Kong. The hub will be a local extension of the global product capabilities of the bank in the manufacturing of structured investment products for private banks and asset managers in Hong Kong and Singapore, both through traditional and digital channels. Based in Hong Kong, Michl (pictured) reports to Roberto Vila , global head of BBVA equity and to Pablo Riquelme