International Financing Review February 29 2020 15
People
&Markets
16
Citigroup puts
Stefan Wintels
back on the front line
of advisory work with
banks as co-head of
global FIG
22
Barbados’
sovereign
debt restructuring in
December included a
critical syndicated loan
from Credit Suisse
19
Former debt
capital markets
banker and 20-year
JP Morgan veteran
Filippo Gori is named
head of Asia-Pacific
FRONT STORY STRATEGY
JP Morgan takes on climate change
It’s ESG, not returns, that dominates at investor day
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Source: JP Morgan investor day
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“JP Morgan, as the largest
financier of the fossil fuel sector,
has a particular responsibility
to bring wholesale change and
leadership to this space”
5 IFR PM 2322 p 15 - 24 .indd 15 28 / 02 / 2020 20 : 00 : 15