Hong Kong

StanChart H1 net profit plummets 24%

Businesses in emerging Asian markets experiencing slower growth.

BEA reports its lowest cost-to-income ratio since 2007

It fell 530bp sequentially to 54.2% in 1H13.

First Hong Kong firm connects to Xetra trading system

Celestial Securities, Ltd is the first to connect.

Maureen DeRooij is country executive in Hong Kong for ABN AMRO

She’s also CEO of large corporates and merchant banking in Asia.

Which Asian transaction bank really understands their customers?

Understanding the Customer is a key metric in Asian Transactional Banking Markets, and is influenced by a growing number of product and service attributes. But how well do Asian Banks really understand their customers?

JP Morgan names Achintya Mangla as EMEA co-head of equity capital

He is currently co-head of equity capital markets in Asia, excluding Japan and Australia.