Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon’s emergency heart surgery has put the spotlight on succession, and in Asia, on how much of the lender’s push into China hinges on his commitment. Dimon, who underwent surgery after suffering acute aortic dissection, has temporarily handed control of the largest US bank to his lieutenants. His plan to bring …

Bloomberg Betsy Duke stepped down as chair of Wells Fargo & Co. ahead of a dramatic congressional hearing set for this week examining the board’s role in the bank’s scandals. Democrats atop the House Financial Services Committee made no secret of their intent to target Duke and other past and current leaders, issuing a scathing report last week on the …

Bloomberg Philippine central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno’s plate is full as he starts his second year in office. Diokno must enforce a range of new laws, including ones allowing the central bank to issue bonds and boost the country’s stubbornly low saving rate. And he ends his first year in office with a fresh global worry: the coronavirus outbreak weighing …