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Standard Chartered: nine straight years of profitability
A continuing focus on the rest of the world again pays off big for Standard Chartered plc.
Standard Chartered: nine straight years of profitability
A continuing focus on the rest of the world again pays off big for Standard Chartered plc.
Standard Chartered to increase financing for Indian companies
According to Bloomberg, StanChart ranks third in Indian mergers advisory this year.
Nomura Holdings slashes EU assets by 83%
The debt crisis caused Japan’s largest brokerage to reduce its assets in Italy.
RCBC loans Globe Telecom a whopping $114m
The seven-year loan is the telecom's second borrowing this year.
Korea Exchange Bank’s outlook stable, says Fitch
As it holds 6% of the system's total assets and facilitates 30% of the nation's trade finance.
RHB Capital may issue stocks to pay for OSK Holdings
RHB may issue new shares equivalent to as much as 10 percent of its existing equity to pay for the unit, according to Bloomberg.
Temasek buys one third of CCB shares
And the remaining stocks from BofA were bought by Chinese investors.
Hong Leong Bank appoints Raja Teh Aziz as HLISB managing director and CEO
She was once head of International Business at Kuwait Finance House Malaysia.
Chinese banks asked to stop selling short-term investment products
Local banks have been advised to stop selling short-term investment products by the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
Busan Bank’s loan growth plans too ambitious: Fitch
The ratings agency revised the Korea-based bank’s outlook to stable from positive, as there's a risk that its loans may grow well beyond the industry...
Citi appoints Munir Nanji as regional head for Bank Services Group Asia Pacific
Munir will continue to report to Anthony Nappi, Managing Director, Region Head, Asia Pacific, Global Transaction Services.
Temasek may buy BofA's shares in China Construction Bank Corp
But Temasek’s spokesperson neither confirms nor denies the ‘market speculation'.
China Construction Bank Corp loses ties with Bank of America
BofA will sell its remaining 10.4 billion CCB shares to private investors this month.
Public Bank to invest in Malaysian growth stocks
Public Bank will invest in a diversified portfolio of primarily local equities to achieve capital growth over the medium- to long-term period through...
Asian banks rely on block deals to revive equity capital markets
There have been three block deals worth more than $2b in the past week.
Japanese banks to buy assets in the euro zone
With more than $6 billion in spare cash, why not?
Alireza departs Goldman after 19 years
Yusuf Alireza is leaving Goldman Sachs after 19 years with the company.