Investment Banking

Credit Suisse gets go-signal for Philippine wealth management business
20 Apr 18
It has received a license from the country’s regulator and central bank.
ICBC Singapore unveils investment banking services
16 Apr 18
Property owners and developers are the initial target clientele.
China relaxes informal deposit rate ceiling for commercial banks
16 Apr 18
This may help Beijing curb growing shadow banking activity.
Chinese private banks lead Asia's wealth management business
13 Apr 18
The assets of top Chinese onshore private banks grew 25.5% whilst Asia rose by a mere 7.4% in 2013-2017.
Asian private banking assets hit $2.01t in 2017
13 Apr 18
The world’s wealthy are increasingly turning to Asia.
Global asset managers in China: Opportunities arising from structural reform
4 Apr 18
This is now an inflection point for foreign asset managers as China vows to allow foreign players to take controlling stakes and operate...
HDFC Bank appoints Rahul Shukla as head of corporate and business banking
27 Mar 18
He will report to Kaizad Bharucha, wholsesale banking executive director.
Siam Commercial Bank ties up with Julius Baer for wealth management venture
9 Mar 18
SCB’s high net worth clients can tap on on the Swiss private bank’s expertise and advising services.
China's “matryoshka” approach for debt-to-equity swaps could be good for banks, but bad for investors
8 Mar 18
Chinese banks seem to have made meaningful progress in the resolution of problem loans.
UOB Private Bank's DPM hit $79.03b in 2017
26 Feb 18
This represents a three-fold increase.
China banks to benefit from debt to equity swaps
12 Feb 18
They expect improvement in overall asset quality with bad loans resolution.
Vietnam banks to benefit from resolving legacy problem assets progress
5 Feb 18
The disposal of problem assets improves banks' asset quality.
Standard Chartered inks deal to fund China's BRI
5 Feb 18
China Development Bank will make $1.59b available for BRI projects.
Citi names Adam Proctor as global market manager for Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand
2 Feb 18
He will report to Jyrki Rauhio, Citi Private Bank’s South Asia head, and will continue to be based in Singapore.
Credit Suisse appoints Zeth Hung, Carsten Stoehr as heads of APAC investment banking
23 Jan 18
According to Reuters, Credit Suisse names Zeth Hung as Asia Pacific co-head of investment banking and capital markets and Carsten Stoehr as the...
India's rising government bond yields to slam public sector banks
22 Jan 18
The banks are exposed to losses from the bonds' reduced investment value.
Citi launches second China desk in Singapore
18 Jan 18
Ten relationship and product managers will support Chinese clients’ FDI.
Why are Thai banks pushing for bond issuance in early 2018?
16 Jan 18
Bonds can help them even if these are only 5% of banks’ total liability.
UOB unveils digital advisory service for corporate investors
12 Jan 18
The new service is exclusively for UOB’s commercial banking clients.
Singapore banks' wealth management income grows 39%
10 Jan 18
All three banks registered absolute growth in 9M17.
Malaysian banks' bond issuances up 26% to US$4.3b in September
23 Nov 17
Issuances for the first nine months of 2017 hit US$20.3b.
India mulls including bank recapitalisation bonds in mandatory reserves
31 Oct 17
The goal is to save the country's cash-strapped banks.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' bond issuances up 10%
25 Oct 17
Issuances hit US$2b in August 2017.
Citi names Guorong Jiang as head of corporate and investment banking for China
13 Oct 17
Citi has appointed Guorong Jiang as Managing Director, Chairman and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) for China.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: EU bank watchdog loses 8% of its staff in two months; US bank customers paid almost $15b in fees
27 Sep 17
And JPMorgan Chase to hire 3,000 people in Poland.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Global transaction banking revenues up 4% to US$13.8b; Bank fees face 'secular downward' pressure
20 Sep 17
And Deutsche Bank CEO says automation will take a lot of jobs over the next 10 years.
Goldman Sachs appoints Udhay Furtado, Harry Naysmith as co-heads of investment banking in Southeast Asia
19 Sep 17
Goldman Sachs named Udhay Furtado and Harry Naysmith co-heads of its investment banking unit in Southeast Asia, according to an internal memo seen...
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' bond issuances hit US$12.7b in 1H17
30 Aug 17
It's a 41% increase from the same period last year.
China's largest banks raise billions to fund Belt and Road investments
24 Aug 17
China Construction Bank eyes raising at least $15b.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US banks' profits up 10.7% to $48.3b; How big tech is disrupting banks
23 Aug 17
And find out why Frankfurt and Dublin seem to be winning the battle for Brexit jobs.
Outstanding balance of bank-issued wealth management products in China up 9% to US$4.3t
21 Aug 17
It represents almost a fifth of bank deposits.
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.

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