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Tan named president of Philippine bankers’ group

Lorenzo Tan was elected President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines yesterday.

Tan named president of Philippine bankers’ group

Lorenzo Tan was elected President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines yesterday.

Take an exclusive peek at DBS' high tech headquarters in Singapore

It has an automatically activated floor to ceiling interactive screen and more.

MUFJ makes a play for Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya

Japan’s largest banking group intends to take over Thailand’s fifth largest bank.

Profitability of Indian banks to drop sharply

Survey projects 14% growth in after tax profits for FY 2012-13.

These are China's 3 key financial reforms in the next 10 years

Interest rate and exchange rate reforms likely to be completed.

Vietnam to reform banking system with Canada’s help

Focus will be on modernizing the banking system and financial regulations.

Vietnam to restructure banking sector by 2015

Will do this to boost a slowing economy that grew at its slowest in 13 years.

Why MUFG, SMFG, Mizuho need not worry about liquidity stress

They have low dependence on confidence-sensitive market funding.

HSBC appoints Jayant Rikhye as head of international Asia Pacific

He replaces Guy Harvey-Samuel effective 18 March 2013.

HSBC appoints Guy Harvey-Samuel as CEO in Singapore

Mr Harvey-Samuel takes over from Alex Hungate.

Kasikornbank's margins to rise to 3.75% by 2015F

Nomura adjusted its Kasikornbank’s 2013-14F earnings forecast by 1%.

Chinese banks to be haunted by these 5 regulatory tightening rules in 1H13

Regulations on wealth management products came sooner than expected.

Chinese banks urged to rectify their self-issued wealth management products

They have until end-April to comply with CBRC's requirements.

This is what caused Metrobank's profit to increase 40% in 2012

Exceptional gains amounted to 23% of overall revenue.