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Actis appoints Danny Koh as Director in Singapore
Actis appoints Danny Koh as Director in Singapore
Mr Danny Koh will also be Head of Origination in Southeast Asia.
Asset securitization makes a comeback in China
Sales of asset-backed securities in China suspended three years ago have been re-launched to help banks stiffen the country’s sagging banking sector...
5 factors affecting investments attracted by capital markets
Capital Markets are primarily driven by the exchange of Capital (in the form of cash or security) by those in need of Capital and by those offering...
OSK-RHB merger set for completion by Q1 2013
The merger between OSK Holdings Bhd's investment banking arm and RHB Capital Bhd is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2013.
Piper Jaffray to leave Hong Kong as economy sours
US investment bank Piper Jaffray & Co will exit its money-losing operations in Hong Kong this September
Mizuho to expand overseas lending by 30%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc has increased loans overseas by 25% from a year earlier in March and now looks to expand lending by another 30%.
Scandal forces out Watanabe as Nomura CEO
Nomura Holdings CEO Kenichi Watanabe resigned yesterday in an insider trading scandal that has again smeared the reputation of Japan's biggest...
BOC partners with Julius Baer in wealth management
Bank of China enters into a partnership with Switzerland’s largest private bank after surrendering its wealth management business.
Indonesia sets foreign ownership cap in local banks
Indonesia is limiting single ownership of domestic financial institutions to 40% under new rules but with certain exceptions.
9 out of 10 Australian businesses stick to Big Four for banking
75% of these corporations are likely to open tender, but only across the leading four domestic banks.
Australian banks may fail to finance massive infrastructure shortfall
With a shortfall of up to A$770 billion this decade, infrastructure as an asset class for investors remains problematic.
Tougher insider trading laws being considered in Japan
An embarrassing insider trading scandal compels the government to take a tougher stand against this illegal but commonplace practice in Japan.
10 signs your investment management system is older than you
How often do you see someone tapping their feet to music from a walkman or speaking on a gigantic mobile phone that can no longer fit into a pocket...
China’s state-run banks could be in trouble
While not downgraded by credit ratings agencies, China’s huge state-owned banks are cause for serious concern in the weakening economy.
Vietnamese banks remained weak in 2011
The State Bank of Vietnam reports less than satisfactory metrics for Vietnam’s banking sector in 2011.
Major Japanese bank to expand overseas lending by 32%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc looks to invest a massive amount on a European buying spree.
Massive bank bad debts endanger Vietnamese economy
The stimulus that led to Vietnam’s huge economic growth the past decade has raised a huge problem of its own.
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