Investment Banking

SC First assigned as primary dealer of T-bills

Korea’s Finance Ministry is confident the lender can largely contribute to enhanced circulation of treasury bills.

SC First assigned as primary dealer of T-bills

Korea’s Finance Ministry is confident the lender can largely contribute to enhanced circulation of treasury bills.

BOCHK’s subordinated notes rated 'BBB+'

Standard & Poor's assigned its 'BBB+' rating to BOCHK’s proposed U.S. dollar-denominated subordinated notes due 2020.

Major Arab bank eyes sale of RBS unit in Pakistan

The biggest publicly traded Arab investment bank is looking at acquiring a majority stake in the beleaguered Pakistan unit of Royal Bank of Scotland...

Bank of India's unsecured notes get 'BBB-'

Standard & Poor's rated Bank of India's proposed senior unsecured notes under its US$2 billion medium-term notes program a 'BBB-'.

Metrobank entrusted to manage BSP Provident Fund

Lender's fund management excellence earned accreditation from the Philippines' central bank.

StanChart China approved to be bond market maker

Regulator OKs lender's interbank bond market operations as China aspires developing its financial markets.

Industrial Bank of Taiwan mulls investing in China

IBT plans to put up a trust company specialising in securitising assets.

Julius Baer hires Investment Solution Group co-head

Dr. Lee Boon Keng joins Dr. V. Anantha-Nageswaran in managing the bank's Investment Solutions and Investment Advisory.

Westpac begins offering Samurai bonds—source

The lender reissued yen-denominated bonds after a year-long hiatus due to global financial crisis.

Yang to head SG China's Global Markets

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has announced that Yang Duan is new Head of its Global Markets division for China. He replaced...

UOB’s life insurance unit to be purchased by Prudential

The life insurance unit of Singapore’s second-largest lender by market value will be purchased by Prudential Plc for S$428 million ($306 million).

BEA widens product range with constituent funds

The Bank of East Asia Limited has launched four constituent funds under its Mandatory Provident Fund schemes.

Hong Leong Investsafe gross returns at 4.25%

Hong Leong InvestSafe has consistently produced gross returns higher than fixed deposits since its inception three years ago.

Maybank offers closer-to-home investment

Maybank has launched its 1Malaysia Momentum or M3 Structured Deposit, a capital protected investment plan for investors seeking potential gain...

StanChart India beefs up shares advisory operations

South Asia CEO wants to tap share selling that has generated $3.11 billion this year.

Bank of Baroda commences life insurance business

Bank of Baroda enters the industry via a joint venture with Andhra and a U.K. company.

Morgan Stanley resells stake in China Investment Capital

Morgan Stanley's possible $1 billion deal will remove hindrance in expanding its presence in mainland China.