Investment Banking News
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
23 May 13
35 reads
US investment firm makes US$1.1 billion by selling remaining ICBC shares. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
17 May 13
59 reads
Fears Chinese banks are incapable of withstanding multiple crises.
The International Monetary Fund is warning China about the possible fragility of its financial system. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
17 May 13
51 reads
Says monetary easing made loans less profitable.
Japan’s three biggest banks have forecast an earnings drop this year.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the second largest bank, said in a statement that its net income will fall 27% to US$5.7 billion in the year ending March. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
16 May 13
57 reads
Loophole used by non-bank financial institutions to hide WMP risks. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
16 May 13
85 reads
Continues to poach senior bankers from global competitors.
Australia’s Westpac Banking Corporation has named former J.P.Morgan managing director and head of treasury services for Greater China, David Koh, as its Asian head of corporate and institutional banking. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
15 May 13
52 reads
Lee is also appointed Vice Chairman, South East Asia effective from July 8.
He will report to Gunit Chadha and Alan Cloete, Co-Chief Executive Officers, Asia Pacific, and Members of the Group Executive Committee. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
14 May 13
BY JOEL TEO
245 reads
Investment banking in Asia has been affected by weak earnings forecasts in the profits of targets (thus resulting in fewer large deals), increased capital adequacy regulation from regulators (so less liquidity they can put into deals which results in a reduced risk appetite for deals) and the general weak macro economy. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
14 May 13
38 reads
In a statement, Standard Chartered announced the appointment of Philip Tulk as Conglomerates, Hotels and Gaming Analyst. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
14 May 13
BY MOORAD CHOUDHRY
104 reads
“Basel III” is familiar as the outcome of the financial crash of 2008. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
14 May 13
BY MADALENE SOON
169 reads
Banks in Asia Pacific have traditionally processed corporate actions on an end-of-day or even a T+1 basis but due to market and regulatory changes, are looking to move to an intra-day process. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
13 May 13
49 reads
CIMB will also provide research reports.
In a release, CIMB Group announced that its Australian investment banking operations, CIMB Australia has entered into a strategic alliance agreement for the provision of research reports and cooperation on corporate advisory and capital markets work in Australia. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
13 May 13
42 reads
Shadow banking products reached RMB21t in 2012.
Moody's Investors Service says that China's latest regulatory steps to tighten controls on wealth management products (WMPs), part of China's shadow banking market, are credit positive for banks, while Moody's expects the issue of shadow banking to continue to weigh on the banks' credit profiles. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
09 May 13
24 reads
Foreign Trade Bank accused of funding North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
25 Apr 13
BY SHEKAR GANESH
443 reads
By focusing on operational excellence, a path to creating value for their customers, banks could build customer loyalty, increase earnings while reducing fees charged to recover transaction costs.
If you look out the window of the banking industry, you will quickly realize that banks are focused more in creating wealth for their employees and shareholders and perhaps not working hard for creating value for their customers. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
25 Apr 13
BY MOBASHER ZEIN KAZMI
199 reads
In the recently concluded 5th BRICS Summit in Durban, South Africa proposals for a new BRICS led development bank were floated and discussed. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
25 Apr 13
76 reads
In a statement, Citi announced the appointment of Dylan Halterlein as Managing Director and Asia Pacific Head of its Delta One product. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
24 Apr 13
76 reads
This is part of its plan to become a leading pan-Asian investment bank. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
23 Apr 13
70 reads
He reports to Jeremy Sutch and Rahul Singh.
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
23 Apr 13
61 reads
He joined the bank on April 8.
According to a release, Standard Chartered has appointed Petter Sternby as Head, South East Asia Financial Institutions (FI) Strategic Coverage. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
19 Apr 13
95 reads
To become top destination for the wealth of the world's richest by 2020. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
16 Apr 13
137 reads
CIMB now in all major APAC markets except Taiwan.
Malaysia’s CIMB Group has started its investment banking and brokerage businesses in Mumbai after obtaining a stock broking license from the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
12 Apr 13
134 reads
It's a 3-year bond with coupon rate of 4.2%.
In a statement, Standard Chartered China said that with the approval from China Banking Regulatory Commission and the People’s Bank of China, Standard Chartered China has successfully issued a financial bond (hereafter “the bond”) of RMB 5 billion in the domestic inter-bank bond market. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
12 Apr 13
158 reads
Find out how Citi benefits from this growth.
According to a recent study by Citi, Asia’s share of global revenues had doubled in the last seven years. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
10 Apr 13
207 reads
Aims to prevent a recurrence of money laundering and tax evasion. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
03 Apr 13
156 reads
He will report to Mark Dowie, group head of corporate finance. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
27 Mar 13
163 reads
Orders banks to strengthen checks on underlying assets of Wealth Management Products. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
25 Mar 13
497 reads
Guess how much interest a three-month fixed deposit of SGD$350,000 had? Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
25 Mar 13
169 reads
CIMB is the first ASEAN firm to be granted its brokerage license via application. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
22 Mar 13
297 reads
Bank-issued wealth management products have a four-year CAGR of 72%. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
21 Mar 13
251 reads
Chinese banks hold a large portion of the RMB759 billion of bonds. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
19 Mar 13
402 reads
Mastermind of Japan’s quantitative easing to continue drafting monetary policy. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
12 Mar 13
463 reads
Mark Kumarasinhe joins as Managing Director of North Asia.
According to a release, as part of its international development plan, BNP Paribas Real Estate has launched two Asian platforms in Hong Kong and Singapore with the aim of attracting Asian investment into the European property markets. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
11 Mar 13
215 reads
It was worth around USD 111 million.
In a statement, Citi India announced it acted as a Qualified Depository Participant (QDP), custodian as well as the execution broker for an investment made by Sanlam, one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups, through the Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) scheme. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
11 Mar 13
538 reads
Jeremy joined the bank on March 1 and is based in Hong Kong. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
28 Feb 13
240 reads
Will lower threshold to allow securities companies to do this. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
27 Feb 13
237 reads
Find out what IFC's Global Discount Note Program is about. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
27 Feb 13
562 reads
He will report to Jon Scoffin, Head of Research - Asia Pacific. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
20 Feb 13
BY FRAN THOMPSON
331 reads
Asia Pacific has overtaken North America for the first time as the region with the highest number of high net worth individuals (HNWI), 3.37 million in 2011, according to the latest World Wealth Report, jointly published by RBC Wealth Management and Capgemini, and this figure is set on an upward trend. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
20 Feb 13
BY MADALENE SOON
463 reads
Banks across Asia Pacific continue to wrestle with issues surrounding corporate actions processing. Read ››
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INVESTMENT BANKING |
15 Feb 13
156 reads
It's a compounded annualised growth rate on the order of 12%. Read ››
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