Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has made two appointments in its cross asset research team in Asia-Pacific.

In Singapore, Imtiaz Shefuddin joined SG CIB as senior Asia credit strategist. His research covers dollar-denominated high yield and investment grade bond markets across Greater China, Korea, Southeast Asia and India. He reports locally to Pascal Lambert, group country head, Singapore and head of Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, Southeast Asia; and regionally to Klaus Baader, head of research for Asia and chief Asia-Pacific economist.

In Hong Kong, Frances Cheung joined SG CIB as head of rates strategy for Asia ex-Japan. She reports to both Vincent Chaigneau, global head of rates and FX strategy, and Baader.

Cheung will play a significant role in building the bank's Asian rates business by providing analysis on regional interest rates markets, developing trade ideas for hedge funds and investment managers, and formulating hedging strategies for corporate clients. She works closely with Benoit Anne, head of emerging markets strategy, and Jason Daw, head of Asian FX strategy.