Hong Kong, 18 January 2021 – MUFG Bank, Ltd. (Hong Kong) has appointed Ms. Lin Li as its Head of Global Markets Research Asia. In this role, Ms. Li will oversee the macroeconomic research from the bank’s global markets research teams in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore in support of MUFG’s foreign exchange sales and trading activities. Ms. Li joins MUFG today and will be based in Hong Kong, where she reports to Mr. Shin Takayama, Global Head of Global Markets Research and Mr. Akira Kato, Regional Head of Sales & Trading and Head of Global Markets for Asia and Treasurer.

Ms. Li brings to MUFG 15 years of macroeconomic and investment research experience, primarily focused on Asian economies especially Mainland China. Prior to joining the bank, she was Chief Economist and Head of Asset Allocation Research for Chinese wealth management firm CreditEase since 2017, during which her comprehensive analysis of China and other major Asian economies contributed to the firm’s business and investment strategies.