08/03/2018
Nomura Australia back in the red, sags to eighth loss in past decade
Jon Linton says Japanese investors are among the "biggest users" of Australian investment products.
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08/02/2018
Citi Indonesia Crowned Best Bank in Asia by Euromoney Awards for Excellence
The "Best Bank in Asia" award comes a week after Euromoney announced Citi globally as "Best Investment Bank", "Best Bank for Financing" and "World's Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility".
08/02/2018
IFC Invests $150m in Bank OCBC NISP's Green Bond
The green bond is also expected to support government programs aimed at achieving a 29 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
08/01/2018
Mizuho Profit Rises as Banks Get Little Respite From BOJ
Bank shares fell earlier as BOJ pledged to keep rates low
07/30/2018
Singapore firms make beeline for Vietnam: HSBC
As of October last year Singapore companies had invested more than $41 billion in Vietnam, 17 times the 2016 figure of $2.41 billion.
07/30/2018
Meet India's 'best bank': The Indian Bank
This unrelenting clarity in its approach to lending is one of the factors that has scripted an unlikely turnaround for Indian Bank, the 111-year-old Chennaiheadquartered institution.
07/27/2018
Macquarie picks asset management head to succeed chief executive
Shemara Wikramanayake built the bank’s asset management division into its most profitable business over a decade
07/27/2018
Barclays's Japan Profit Revival Sets Stage for Expansion Phase
U.K. firm halted three years of losses in the Asian nation
07/27/2018
Nomura net profits tumble 91% on slump in fixed income and equities
Japanese brokerage suffers worst quarter since 2016 as trade frictions take toll
07/26/2018
Bank of China, Mastercard introduce new credit card in Singapore
BOCSG head of card centre Anson Lim said: “This latest BOC Elite Miles World Mastercard is our first credit card that is specially tailored for the frequent travellers segment.
07/25/2018
Singapore banks step up pace of cutting, reskilling tellers
OCBC to halve teller jobs in two years and UOB to retrain all tellers over same period to give them "broader" roles
07/25/2018
Vanguard shutters Singapore office
Vanguard is closing its Singapore office following a global strategic review.
07/22/2018
Bank of Korea Sees Possible Impact From China Deleveraging Plan
South Korea GDP May Be 0.3 Percentage Point Less in 2018
07/20/2018
Romania wants to become member of China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
China aims to make AIIB an alternative lender to World Bank or IMF
07/19/2018
Bankwest cites rise in mobile banking as it closes branches
The move will leave the bank with 14 east coast branches.
07/17/2018
Japan group rebrands subsidiary as MUFG Bank
The name change will strengthen the bank’s identity as part of the wider MUFG group.
07/16/2018
Banks face cash squeeze as fund managers, households draw deposit
The gap between loan and deposit growth has increased from $390 billion in the second quarter of 2017 to $457 billion in the first quarter of 2018
07/13/2018
Euromoney names the world’s best banks in its 2018 Awards for Excellence
Bank of America and Citi win top prizes; Credit Suisse’s Tidjane Thiam is named Banker of the Year; Asian banks make their mark in global awards.
07/13/2018
Deutsche Bank Wins Nod to Underwrite Corporate Bonds in China
NAFMII allows the bank to arrange bonds in interbank market
07/13/2018
Strong institutional demand underpins KDB’s return to euro bond market
The Korea Development Bank returned to the euro bond market for the first time in five years