Daily Dispatches: BSI hunts for Hong Kong private bankers

A glowing ode to Singapore's banks. (CNBC)

Private bankers, this one's for you. Swiss Private Bank BSI Group wants to "more than double" its headcount of Hong Kong bankers. (Bloomberg)

China's Citic Securities shows off global ambitions by snapping up stakes in Credit Agricole's Asian and European brokerage arms. (The Wall Street Journal)

Singapore's investment fund head Ho Ching is likely to step down very soon. (Financial Times)

J.P. Morgan nabs top talent from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for its Asian equity derivatives team. (Reuters)

Morgan Stanley launches its JV with China's Huaxin Securities today. (Reuters)

Whew. Citi's Asia Pacific customers can breathe easy over the firm's recent security breach. (ZDNET)

After nearly two years, Taiwan's regulatory body "conditionally approves" AIG's sale of its Taiwan insurance unit. (Reuters)