Investment Banking

BEA launches stock trading platform BEA SmarTrade

It has watchlist and stock portfolio features, and gives real-time market quotes.

Banks’ profitability to decline in 2025 as interest margins narrow

Commercial banks may cut personnel, and regulators may prioritize stability over staff retention in M&As.

BofA sees 51% rise in API use for real-time treasury needs

Business clients are using APIs to simplify onboarding and accelerate transactions.

Hong Kong unveils sustainable finance action agenda

Banks are required to achieve net zero in their operations by 2030.

JP Morgan, UBS named top M&A financial advisers in APAC

They ranked number one in terms of value and volume of M&As in 9M 2024.

Bank of Singapore nabs BOCHK banker as market head for GC Hong Kong

Chi brings over 20 years of experience into her new role.

Banks need liability innovation to lower green loan costs

ASEAN needs over $1 trillion to decarbonise by 2030.

Mizuho expands mid-term finance emission targets

The targets are aimed to be met by FY2030.

China’s investment banking fees drop 25% in 9M 2024

ECM underwriting fees, M&A advisory fees, and syndicated lending fees all registered declines.

ING disbursed $35.37b in sustainable finance in Q2

EMEA represents a bulk of ING's sustainable finance activities.

DBS inks MOU with China trade promotion council to boost Asia trade, investment

DBS’ foreign direct investment unit will work with Chinese enterprises.

APAC investment banking fees hit lowest nine-month period in 7 years

ECM underwriting fees hit lowest figure in over a decade.

BNY names ex-HSBC banker as head of APAC corporate trust

Jamie Pratt will lead, develop, and execute BNY’s corporate trust strategy.

MUFG names Yoshi Katsuda as Middle East regional head

Katsuda was most recently part of the GCIB Planning Division in Tokyo.

Westpac names Anthony Miller as CEO

Before joining Westpac, Miller was the Australia/NZ CEO of Deutsche Bank for 4 years.