JP Morgan appoints Asian syndicate head

As a reflection of its commitment to Asian credit markets, JP Morgan has appointed its first Hong Kong based debt syndicate head.Marc Lewell, formerly deputy emerging markets syndicate head at Chase in London, will be re-locating to Asia at the beginning of the year to fill the role. However, while the creation of an Asian syndicate role falls naturally within the on-going merger between Chase, Jardine Fleming and JP Morgan, it also reflects the growing significance of Asia's fixed in…