11/15/2018
Citigroup ‘eyeing exit from China Securities venture’
Citigroup’s talks with Orient Securities to raise the US bank’s stake to 51 per cent have led nowhere, leading executives to consider other options
Investment Bank
11/14/2018
MUFG profit rises on improved earnings at borrowers
Mainstay banking operations are still burdened by low interest rates
11/12/2018
HBL signs agreement with largest Investment Bank in China
CICC and HBL have access to heads of leading companies, governments, regulators and other stakeholders which will ensure swift and seamless transaction execution.
11/07/2018
Joint Acquisition of PEXA
The Transaction aligns with CBA’s strategy to focus on its core banking businesses and to create a simpler, better bank for our customers.
11/07/2018
Chinese bank Haitong shrinks in London after £9m loss
Haitong's London operation, formed three years ago, has struggled to establish a sustainable business
11/06/2018
SoftBank reaffirms investment ties with Saudi Arabia
Quarterly net profit up fivefold to $4.6bn as Vision Fund returns start to feed through
11/05/2018
Mitsubishi UFJ to acquire First State
The Japanese firm is set to become the largest asset manager in Asia-Pacific.
11/02/2018
OCBC profits jumped 12% to $1.25b in Q3
OCBC also revealed that their operating expenses climed 7% YoY to $1.07b amidst increase in staff costs associated with annual base salary increments and a rise in expenses linked to business volume growth.
11/02/2018
AMP shares up on rumours of Macquarie Group tilt at embattled wealth manager
The Australian newspaper reported Macquarie was considering bidding for the $7.29 billion firm, citing unnamed sources.
11/01/2018
NAB signals more bad advice remediation
NAB is still undertaking a bank-wide investigation to determine if customers who paid financial advice fees relating to ongoing service arrangements did in fact receive the agreed services, such as an annual review.
11/01/2018
Goldman Sachs AM to open seven Hong Kong funds
Firm enters HK retail market with fundamental, quantitative equities and fixed income offerings
10/29/2018
ICICI Bank's Q2 standalone net profit down 56 per cent
The bank's net profit for the second quarter of the financial year 2018-19 stood at Rs 908.88 crore
10/29/2018
Bank of Yokohama invests in Indonesian lender Perdania
Regional lender and Daido join Resona in supporting client expansion into Southeast Asia
10/29/2018
Maybank Indonesia sees higher nine-month profit
Maybank Indonesia recorded a loan growth of 7.8% to Rp131.2 trillion as at September 30, 2018 from Rp121.8 trillion in the previous year.
10/23/2018
Bank of India shuts down operations in Jersey
The closure of overseas branches is part of the public sector banks’ efforts to wind up the unviable operations as per the instructions of the Finance Ministry.
10/22/2018
Bank of Singapore: Refining its Proposition, Enhancing its Added-Value
A veteran private banker, Bahren knows that the bank must keep evolving and re-inventing itself to continue its success in the wealth management universe of the future.
10/19/2018
Maybank Asset Management-BNY Mellon launches MAMG Asia Rising Stars Fund
The fund is a feeder fund that aims to maximise investment returns by investing in the BNY Mellon Asia Rising Stars Fund
10/19/2018
HSBC set to become first foreign firm to float on Shanghai exchange
The long-awaited London-Shanghai tie-up, first reported by the Financial Times this morning, is part of a wider effort on the part of Beijing to connect China’s bourse with partner exchanges in foreign markets.
10/18/2018
Bank of China Serbian arm posts loss in H1
Total operating costs amounted to 3.2 million dinars in the first half.
10/18/2018
Seven Banks Join Forces to Transform Trade Finance
The “Trade Information Network” aims to establish an inclusive industry standard in multi-bank trade finance