Investment Banking

UBS appoints David Chin as Asia Pacific investment banking head
18 Aug 17
He will start in early September.
Barclays boosts investment banking ops in Japan, hires more bankers and salesmen
10 Jul 17
The bank eyes hiring more than 10 bankers.
Citi China selected as official Bond Connect Trading Dealer
4 Jul 17
It's the first and currently only American bank to be granted such status.
China probes top deal-making companies to gauge risks of litigation, losses at banks
29 Jun 17
HNA’s acquisition of Travana is amongst the deals being examined.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Why banks aren't worried about souring credit card loans; Barclays to hire 100 staff
24 May 17
And EU lists criteria for hosting bank regulators after Brexit.
OCBC to buy NAB's wealth business in Singapore and Hong Kong
11 May 17
NAB has about 11,000 customers across the two cities.
Singapore banks' wealth investments finally pay off
10 May 17
Higher income from wealth operations helped banks offset bad loan provisions.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: European banks to lose more market share to US banks; HSBC to advise on world's biggest IPO
25 Apr 17
And Deutsche Bank is fined $156m for forex violations.
Banks withdraw from $1.7t worth of Chinese investments
25 Apr 17
As banks pull out, Chinese bonds and equities retreat, says Bloomberg.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' bond issuances still lagging
11 Apr 17
Issuances only totalled US$1.1b in February.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Deutsche Bank executives leave after bonuses were cut; Swiss regulator still investigating 3 banks over 1MDB scandal
5 Apr 17
JPMorgan spent US$9.5b on tech in 2016, and Lloyds Bank to shrink branches in size.
Credit Suisse said to hire Deutsche Bank executives
4 Apr 17
According to Bloomberg, Credit Suisse Group AG has hired two senior equities executives in Asia from Deutsche Bank AG, a person familiar with the...
Japanese mega banks to issue TLAC bonds worth as much as $81b by end March 2022
3 Apr 17
They are most likely to issue these in USD.
CLSA partners with Citi to offer real-time delivery versus payment settlement
30 Mar 17
The solution is for the Shanghai Connect and Shenzhen Connect.
OCBC Wing Hang sells 33.33% stake in Hong Kong Life Insurance
21 Mar 17
Stakes were bought by First Origin International.
UOB appoints international business development director, DBS names financial crime and security services head
21 Mar 17
According to efinancialcareers, Singapore banks DBS and UOB have both made significant new hires during the post-bonus recruitment season this...
Credit Suisse to cut 6 equities jobs in Hong Kong and Tokyo
20 Mar 17
Among those leaving is a Hong Kong-based director for sales trading.
RHB appoints Michael Chang Wai Sing and Mohd Fauzi Mohd Tahir as chief investment officers
14 Mar 17
RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RHB Investment Bank Berhad, is pleased to announce the appointments of Michael Chang...
Hong Kong regulator investigating CCB International Holdings
14 Mar 17
For advising a Chinese seafood supplier on its IPO.
Don't be fooled by Chinese banks' reported improvement in asset quality
27 Feb 17
Profitability has been further reduced, as well as solvency ratios to a lesser extent.
Aussie banks to be hit hard by unpredictable Fed rate hikes
24 Feb 17
Banks may have to pass higher funding costs to its mortgage holders.
Which Chinese banks are most vulnerable to WMP shocks?
24 Feb 17
They account for 41.4% of the total market share of WMPs.
Chinese banks' undocumented wealth products surge 30% to $3.8t in 2016
23 Feb 17
It outpaced the 10% growth for normal lending.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Losing banking jobs to EU imperils financial stability; Which US banks will benefit the most from tax cuts?
22 Feb 17
And Wells Fargo fires 4 executives.
UBS' investment banking bonus pool in Asia Pacific to drop 15%
17 Feb 17
The bank's 66% drop in profits last year is taking its toll on bankers.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Credit Suisse to cut 5,500 jobs this year; More women dominate central banks in Southeast Asia
14 Feb 17
And Wells Fargo to cut 2016 bonuses for top execs.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: 11 trends that will define banking in 2017; Brexit risks 30,000 UK jobs
8 Feb 17
And Credit Suisse moves its investment banking team to London.
Citi China gets go-ahead to act as a bond settlement agent in the China Interbank Bond Market
8 Feb 17
It's the first and only American bank to be granted such a license.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: EU banks could take up to 5 years to Brexit; Deutsche Bank fined $630m; Citi launches lending website
1 Feb 17
And find out what the biggest bankers are planning post-Brexit.
Chinese banks to find it costly to issue wealth management products this year
19 Jan 17
Regulators are tightening rules on WMPs.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley slash bonuses by up to 90%; Asia banks to hire more tech specialists than investment bankers
18 Jan 17
And HSBC CEO warns of lower profitability for banks in 2017.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks diversify funding source with covered bonds
18 Jan 17
Covered bonds form 7% of total debt issued by DBS.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Bitcoin ETF to have a significant upside; Citigroup's profits to benefit less from tax cuts
11 Jan 17
And Indonesia bans JPMorgan from the next dollar sukuk issuance.
Chinese banks to be more cautious in issuing wealth management products in 2017
11 Jan 17
Banks have already issued RMB 26.4t as of 2Q16.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse to pay fines of up to $7b; HSBC to shut 57 branches in early 2017
21 Dec 16
And Deutsche Bank feared to shake the entire European banking system.
Chart of the Week: Check out how China's shadow banking lending is rising rapidly
21 Dec 16
Overall stock of total social financing grew 13.3% in November.
Will Chinese banks continue to shift towards investment banking?
16 Dec 16
Investment would expand from 27% to 30% of total assets in 2016.
Shadow credit in China surges to US$69b in November
15 Dec 16
It was only US$7.9b in October.
Will Asia Pacific regulators be keen to embrace wider bail-in measures?
14 Dec 16
Banks could expect greater government support in 2017.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Wells Fargo punished for failing 'living will' test; SWIFT remains at risk of cyber attacks
14 Dec 16
And UniCredit to raise US$13.8b and shed 14,000 jobs.

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