{"id":140410,"date":"2023-11-22T10:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T03:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-investment-bankers-have-lots-of-free-time-and-anxiety-as-deals-slump-lay-offs-intensify\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T10:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T03:10:06","slug":"hong-kong-investment-bankers-have-lots-of-free-time-and-anxiety-as-deals-slump-lay-offs-intensify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-investment-bankers-have-lots-of-free-time-and-anxiety-as-deals-slump-lay-offs-intensify\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong investment bankers have lots of free time and anxiety as deals slump, lay-offs intensify"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe big China deals that lined rainmakers\u2019 pockets for decades have evaporated. Banks and law firms alike are cutting jobs. Those that remain are chasing smaller deals and taking extended vacations.
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Hong Kong investment bankers have lots of free time and anxiety as deals slump, lay-offs intensify<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The big China deals that lined rainmakers\u2019 pockets for decades have evaporated. 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