Investment Banking

Cezar Consing is new BPI President

Career investment banker will take over on April 18, 2013.

Cezar Consing is new BPI President

Career investment banker will take over on April 18, 2013.

Major Philippine banks prepare to offer ETFs

Top three banks prepare for their offerings.

CIMB to do more investment banking in Hong Kong

New strengths allow it to be more competitive.

Tougher licenses for Indonesian banks

Rules designed to protect the financial system from future shock.

Chinese M&As hit US$93.1 billion

Cash-rich Chinese banks and firms are splurging on mergers and acquisitions abroad.

Mizuho hit by US$2 billion write-off

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group admitted a securities valuation loss of some US$2 billion for the third quarter.

Japan announces US$128 billion stimulus

The Bank of Japan has extended its asset-purchasing scheme by US$128 billion to boost the moribund economy.

Taiwan and China select clearing banks

Taiwan and China have taken the next decisive step towards minimizing the influence of the US dollar over their trade transactions.

APREA appoints Andy Tan Chye Guan as Chairman of Singapore chapter

He is still the Executive Vice President of MEAG Pacific Star Asset Management.

Actis appoints Danny Koh as Director in Singapore

Mr Danny Koh will also be Head of Origination in Southeast Asia.

Asset securitization makes a comeback in China

Sales of asset-backed securities in China suspended three years ago have been re-launched to help banks stiffen the country’s sagging banking sector...

5 factors affecting investments attracted by capital markets

Capital Markets are primarily driven by the exchange of Capital (in the form of cash or security) by those in need of Capital and by those offering...

OSK-RHB merger set for completion by Q1 2013

The merger between OSK Holdings Bhd's investment banking arm and RHB Capital Bhd is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2013.

Piper Jaffray to leave Hong Kong as economy sours

US investment bank Piper Jaffray & Co will exit its money-losing operations in Hong Kong this September

Mizuho to expand overseas lending by 30%

Mizuho Financial Group Inc has increased loans overseas by 25% from a year earlier in March and now looks to expand lending by another 30%.