08/08/2018

CBA readies wealth demerger, records $9.2bn cash profit

Investors looking to buy Commonwealth Bank's demerged wealth management arm now have a clearer picture about what it looks like - a business which has generated after-tax profit of more than $500 million for the past two years.

07/31/2018

KB Kookmin re-enters Indonesian market

It marks the bank's re-entrance into Indonesia 10 years since it exited from the Southeast Asian country by selling off its stake in BII Bank to Malaysia's Maybank in 2008.

07/13/2018

BDO retains Best Bank standing

“The competition was extremely tight this year, with numerous financial institutions proving their resilience in a difficult regulatory and banking environment,” Finance Asia said in the announcement of winners.

06/26/2018

ANZ offloads PNG retail bank for $10m

ANZ has announced the sale of its retail, commercial and SME banking business in Papua New Guinea to Kina Bank in its latest divestment of Asian retail businesses.