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DBS establishes USD 5b commercial paper programme

Guess who DBS selected as dealers under the programme?

DBS establishes USD 5b commercial paper programme

Guess who DBS selected as dealers under the programme?

ABN Amro reopens branch in Hong Kong

The commercial banking unit in Hong Kong is staffed by two bankers.

Gov’t support dispels big impact of new rating criteria to AsiaPac banks

And the outlooks on 79% of the banks in the region are stable under the new criteria.

Asia’s business bankers concerned about liquidity shocks from EU crisis

Find out what Asia’s heads of business banking including HSBC’s Noel Quinn, UOB’s Eric Tham and Macquarie Securities' Ismael Pili have to say about...

Woori should not be bought by private-equity funds: Lee

So as to avoid the mistake that happened when Lone Star Funds acquired Korea Exchange Bank, said Lee Jae Sool.

Will UBS and Citigroup be punished in Japan?

Their employees allegedly asked bankers to change rates they submit for setting Tibor to gain an advantage.

Hong Kong banking bill 2011 amendments to be gazetted

Hong Kong's Banking  Bill 2011 will be gazetted on December 9.

Bank Islam expects improved Q4 results

Bank Islam expects better fourth quarter results ending Dec 31, said managing director Datuk Seri Zukri Samat.

Bank Islam to expand in Indonesia, Bangladesh

Bank Islam is eyeing opportunities for expansion in Indonesia and Bangladesh.

KEB union warns walkout if merger takes place

Many KEB workers hit Hana chairman for trying to pacify angry sentiment over the FSC’s alleged endorsement of the Hana-Lone Star deal.

Three Vietnamese banks get approval to merge

Ficombank, Ting Nghia Bank and Saigon Commercial Bank have received approval to merge.

Australia’s 4 largest banks downgraded under new S&P criteria

Four of Australia's biggest banks were downgraded by Standard & Poor’s under its revised criteria.

Most Australians saving regularly: ANZ report

Australians’ savings levels have increased to their highest since ANZ began measuring financial literacy in 2002.

Citigroup seeks Japanese to head Japan ops

Citibank Japan  head Darren Buckley may step down as soon as regulators prepare to punish the bank for the third time since 2004.

Lone Star to cut KEB deal by 11%

Lone Star has agreed to cut the price of its 4.4 trillion won stake sale in KEB to Hana. Hana Financial Group and the U.S. private equity fund had...

Malaysia and Singapore signs deal setting up cross-border collateral arrangement

Financial institutions in Singapore may now obtain Singapore dollar liquidity from MAS by pledging Malaysian ringgit or ringgit-denominated sovereign...

Vietnam ease lending rules on property

The State Bank of Viet Nam eased restrictions on lending to the real-estate and some other non-production sectors. A recent central bank decision...