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Commonwealth Bank’s investment spend grows

Bank invests in blockchain, quantum computing initiatives

Religare Q3 profit jumps 3-fold

Religare said it has reported one time gain of Rs 373.6 crore on sale of long term investments in a joint venture with Aegon India Holdings NV to Bennett, Coleman & Company.

Vanguard snares record $3 billion RQFII quota for investment in China A shares

In June, Vanguard announced it had received the largest first-time quota ever awarded

Accenture, Capgemini register healthy top-line growth; struggle with margins due to higher taxes

Experts tracking the companies said while Accenture and Capgemini have made significant headway in India over the past few years, they still trail IBM, which dominates the local outsourcing market, especially in the telecom sector, with large contracts fr

Bangkok Bank Q4 net profit down 12 pct on higher provisions

Bangkok Bank's net profit was 7.7 billion baht ($212.2 million) for the October-December quarter, slightly higher than an average forecast of 7.5 billion baht from Thomson Reuters StarMine.

South Indian Bank posts 15% rise in Q3 profit

The bank’s total business increased ₹8,585 crore to ₹94,042 crore

Praemium has record inflows of $1.7b

Praemiums new business development has pushed funds under administration at December 31, 2015 to $4.5 billion

Banks set to post mixed Q4 results

US rate hike may offset impact of falling oil prices, China factor

Kotak Mahindra Bank Q3 profit rises 11.5%, provisions higher

Net interest income rose by 5.2 percent quarter-on-quarter (up 66.7 percent on yearly basis) to Rs 1,766.2 crore in quarter gone by.

Bell Financial Group posts strong result

The group's funds under advice now exceed $32 billion with $28 billion in CHESS sponsored holdings, $900 million in cash deposits, $500 million in superannuation assets, $300 million in margin equity loans and more than $2 billion on its Portfolio Ad

Singapore firms likely to report lower profits, while banks may come out tops: Analysts

We believe that they will continue to rise throughout 2016 in Singapore, which is positive for the banks

China brokerages' 2015 profits soar despite mid-year stocks slump

Since the Chinese stock market tumbled more than 40 percent in summer last year, brokerages have faced a clampdown on margin financing

Polar Capital sees light at end of Japan tunnel after more outflows

Polar Capital sees signs that it has passed the nadir for its important Japanese franchise, which continued to weigh on the business in the first half.

Korean investment in overseas securities inches down in Q3

The on-quarter drop in the July-September period marked the first of its kind since the second quarter of 2013.

GPIF reports record quarterly loss

As of the end of September, about 38.95% of the pension’s assets were placed in domestic bonds.

Indian growth accelerates but reforms are still needed

On an expenditure basis, GDP growth was driven by a strong net exports performance, even if that came from collapsing imports at a time of export weakness.

Citic Securities says it overstated equity-swaps figure

A day earlier, the quasi-regulatory Securities Association of China said it discovered a “massive error” last month in regulatory filings by Citic Securities related to its swaps business..

CIMB operating income up 8.8%

Third-quarter business as usual net profit was 1.3% higher year-on-year from improved operating income and lower provisions.

JPMorgan pegs FY16 earnings growth at just 6%

Earnings have been flat over the first half of this fiscal year, and the US brokerage expects the earnings downgrade cycle to continue for another quarter or two.

Glencore's reprieve looks shaky as stock drops

For a while it looked like Glencore had turned the tide.

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