China

Bank of East Asia 1H14 net profit up 6% y/y at HK$3.58b

Reflecting non-interest income that exceeded expectations.

Here are Asia's in demand banking and finance jobs right now

Internal Auditors, Regulatory Reporting Analysts, and Financial Planning & Analysis professionals are among the skills in high demand across Asia, according to our latest Hays Quarterly Report of jobs in demand.

Reforms in China banks poised to be next catalysts

Reform plans could improve NPL visibility.

ICBC mulls on issuing preference shares

Dividends of these shares are non-cumulative.

BEA China NIM dips in 1H14

Increasing competition for deposits partly to blame.

LDR loosening to benefit China's smaller banks

Meanwhile, two major adjustments are entailed.