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SMBC

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Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 107.2 (Hot) (down 1.8 month-on-month), Asia is at steady (+0.3pts) on signal share.

SMBC: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 2 tracked across 7 days.

Signals at SMBC

Leadership Change

Asia

SMBC appointed Elaine He as head of DCM APAC ex-Japan, poached from Morgan Stanley where she was head of APAC debt syndicate

Leadership read: Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.

curated · 2026-05-11 · context →

Geographic Expansion

EMEA

SMBC is establishing a second headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of global push, planning to hire about 2,000 people

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-05-04 · context →

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