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UBS names Edmund Koh as CEO Singapore wealth management unit

Koh has twenty years experience in financial services including reorganision of Ta Chong Bank.

UBS names Edmund Koh as CEO Singapore wealth management unit

Koh has twenty years experience in financial services including reorganision of Ta Chong Bank.

Maybank expects revenue to fall in 2011

The slump in performance of key economies around the world seen to drag down lender’s profits.

DBS launches new savings plan for US and Australian dollars

Customers may get a rate of 1.68% for the US dollar plan and 6% for the Australian dollar.

Maybank and YES BANK establish ties

The alliance seen to step up trade and investment between India and South East Asia.

China's Big Four see huge outflows

Sources suspected that a large chunk of the $65.75bn deposits have flowed to the high-yielding private lending markets.

China seen to lift suspension of city banks’ expansion

The regulator to assess lenders' interregional expansion after more than 30 of them have expanded beyond their home provinces.

Commonwealth Bank confident on weathering crisis

The lender’s chief believe influx of retail deposits would protect Australian banks against higher funding costs.

Bank of China sets up first overseas commodity units in Singapore

This is the first time that a Chinese commercial bank has established such business overseas.

Korea savings bank suspensions push deposits up

Thed suspension of ailing savings banks stirred investors to seek safer financial institutions inn Korea resulting to an increase in news deposits...

Commonwealth Bank of Australia appoints 2 senior executives

The lender gave weight to Grahame Petersen’s strong strategic skills and Annabel Spring’s extensive global banking markets and wealth management...

Westpac appoints Peter Hanlon, as group executive transformation & productivity

Christine Parker will take over group executive human resources post vacated by Hanlon.

DBS Bank to invest S$250m in private banking over the next 5 years

Its new platform targets high net worth individuals with investible assets of S$1.5m and up.

Deutsche Bank strikes deal with China Merchants Bank

The MOU to boost German lender’s presence in Asia, particularly in China.

State Bank of India expects profit to exceed $2.08bn

Despite series of diminished profit in the previous quarters, the lender hopes to get $519.92mn second quarter profit.

Asia Commercial Bank eyes joining Vietnam’s top four

The lender’s chief targets to join the club in four years.

Singapore’s loan growth slowdown may be more severe, warns analyst

FY12 loan growth is forecast to be between 8% and 8.5% which is sharply lower than FY11’s forecast of between 16% & 20%, but it doesn’t stop there.

Philippines' total bank profits up 23% to $1.07bn

Robust operating income and disciplined expenses fuelled growth.