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S&P not keen on Hana Bank's acquisition of KEB

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The ratings company saw risk on the company's financial health as it may be adversely affected due to takeover of KEB from Lone Star Funds. Read ››

NAB chief keen on lender’s steady turnaround

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NAB optimistic that he can make each quarter better than the last as timing of the turnaround is not under the bank’s control. Read ››

CIMB 2010 profit up 24.5% to $1.16bil

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The group expects new areas of strong growth from CIMB Thailand and CIMB Singapore as well as transaction banking. Read ››

Western Bank increases chartered capital to $143M

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Western Bank announced that it officially hiked its chartered capital from US$95.79 million to US$143.68 million via issuing shares to public. Read ››

China’s Bank of Communications opens Ho Chi Minh branch

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China’s Bank of Communications expanded in Vietnam with its Ho Chi Minh City branch. Read ››

Hana likely to get nod for KEB takeover in March

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South Korea's FSC will likely give its final regulatory approval by mid-March for Hana Financial Group's takeover of Korea Exchange Bank. Read ››

Bank Rakyat pre-tax profit up 10.8%

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Bank Kerjasama Rakyat registered a 10.8 percent increase in pre-tax profit to US$563 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2010 from US$507.8 million the previous year. Read ››

BaoVietBank targets $9.5M profit

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BaoVietBank reached a total asset value in 2011 of US$1.19 billion, increasing by 181 percent against the previous year. Read ››

Maritime Bank and Prudential continue bancassurance cooperation

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Prudential Vietnam and Maritime Bank signed a cooperation agreement whereby the bank's staff will directly distribute the life insurance products. Read ››

VIB 2010 gross profit surges by 72%

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Vietnam International Bank gross profit last year surged 72 percent to $50.8 million. Read ››

Talks on KDB-Bank Panin $1bln deal fail

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Differences on the conditions presented by both parties caused failure of the KDB to buy 45% of Panin’s stake. Read ››

Michael Lor resigns as EON Bank CEO

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Datuk Mohzani Abdul Wahab and Dr Zaha Rina Zahari will share the responsibilities left behind by Lor. Read ››

BoComm releases 20 bln renminbi-denominated bonds in Hong Kong

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The bonds, with terms of between two years and five years, are targeted at institutional investors and individual investors. Read ››

Guoco denies plan of acquiring Bank of East Asia

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Yet the conglomerate admitted it raised its stake in the bank to 10.06% from 9.98%. Read ››

ABC takes majority stake in Jiahe Life

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ABC will hold 51 per cent stake of Jiahe Life, becoming the controlling shareholder. Read ››

Maybank eyes more media exposure in China

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Maybank has entered into a strategic partnership with Xinhua News Agency. Read ››

Vietnam's Eximbank 2010 net profit up 60%

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Vietnam's Eximbank's net profit surged 60 percent to US$87 million last year. Read ››

VietinBank's 2010 net profit soars 169%

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VietinBank's net profit jumped 169 percent to US$164.7 million last year. Read ››

Moody's: Korea's MSB problems minimally affects commercial banks

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Moody's believes that  distress among Korean mutual savings banks will have a minimal impact on  Moody's-rated commercial banks in Korea. Read ››

Military Bank raises deposit rates for foreign currency savings

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Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank announced to increase the deposit rates for depositors in US dollars and euro by up to 1.5 percent per year, starting from February 17, 2011. Read ››

VNPost gets nod to make capital contribution in LienVietBank

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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved Vietnam Post's capital contribution in LienVietBank by merging its member company of Vietnam Postal Savings Service Co into the bank. Read ››

Woori Finance to acquire Samhwa Mutual Savings Bank

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KDIC chooses Woori Finance to take over the lender which was suspended because of its troubled capital condition. Read ››

Kasikornbank extends financial facilities to Japanese businessmen

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Kasikornbank enhanced its business partnership with Shizuoka Bank by connecting the financial service networks of the two banks. Read ››

Hana Financial wraps up financing for KEB takeover

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Hana Financial announced that it has completed raising funds to acquire a 51.02 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank. Read ››

Korea's watchdog to support ailing savings banks

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South Korea's Financial Services Commission pledged to supply liquidity and buy distressed property-linked loans to help ailing savings banks. Read ››

BCA net profit down 29% in Q4

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PT Bank Central Asia its saw 2010 fourth quarter net profit slide 29 percent as net interest income dropped and competition for consumer loans grew. Read ››

DaiABank sets high profit targets for 2011

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DaiABank targets over 600 billion dong of pre-tax profit in 2011. Read ››

Maybank net profit up 14.8% in 1H 2011

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Pre-tax profit for the six months ended December 2010 increased to RM2.97 billion compared to RM2.56 billion in the previous corresponding period ended December 2009. Read ››

Vietnam's commercial banks required to report operational targets

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The State Bank of Vietnam issued a regulation to require the state – owned and joint-stock commercial banks to report certain operational targets of their 2011 plans. Read ››

Four more Korean savings banks suspended

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South Korea's financial regulator on Saturday suspended operations of four savings banks, including three affiliates of the country's largest savings bank, Busan Savings Bank. Read ››

Woori Bank to select new head

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Woori Finance Holdings will select a new chief of Woori Bank as it wraps up the nomination to lead the group's chairmanship. Read ››

Foreign banks optimistic about Vietnam's economy

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Standard Chartered Bank is optimistic about Vietnam's economy and sees many growth opportunities in the country. Read ››

ANZ Bank posts 27% profit rise in Q1

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ANZ reported a 27 per cent rise in the first-quarter underlying profit on good momentum and lower provisions for bad debts. Read ››

Chinese banks' capital adequacy improves in Q4

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China's banking regulator announced that the country's commercial banks had improved their capital adequacy at the end of last year. Read ››

Maybank names John Lee Hin Hock Chief Risk Officer

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The lender banks on Lee’s specialisation in business strategy, risk management and performance management. Read ››

People's Bank of China denies liberalising deposit rates

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China’s central bank has vowed to adopt a more market-based system for setting interest rates but has proceeded cautiously. Read ››

Shinhan Financial nominates Han Dong-woo as CEO

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Public management scandal forced bank to pick former vice chair as new chief executive. Read ››

Woori Finance nominates Lee Pal-seung for another term

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Changing Lee could make matters worse for Woori, which is in the process of divesting 57% of its shares for privatization. Read ››

Taiwanese banks to recruit 1,500 personnel

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The country’s economic recovery prompted 9 banks to beef up workforce. Read ››

CCB brokerage unit to increase research team by 40%

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The move is seen to increase the company’s competitiveness in wooing investors for financial services in China. Read ››