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HSBC appoints new head of internal audit

HSBC has appointed Manveen Pam Kaur as Group Head of Internal Audit effective April 1.

HSBC appoints new head of internal audit

HSBC has appointed Manveen Pam Kaur as Group Head of Internal Audit effective April 1.

China approves Ping An stake sale

The Charoen Pokphand Group of Thailand now owns a 15.6% stake in China’s biggest private insurer.

Trends in private equity hiring in Asia

While private equity (PE) firms tend to be cautious and meticulous recruiters, rapidly growing players in Asia are willing to take a longer term view...

Foreign-owned banks balk at new Philippine regulation

Philippines wants them to list on the Philippine Stock Exchange.

New Bank of Japan governor to be named soon

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants a bold policy leader to lead the central bank.

Thailand's KBank starts expansion in Myanmar

Kasikornbank furthered its Asean presence with a representative office in Myanmar.

The key to private banking in Asia's family office market

Catalysed by an upsurge of generational transition of assets and control in Asia, the region is emerging as a lucrative arena for wealth management...

A sneak peek to the future of private equity in Southeast Asia

Global private equity (PE) firms are stepping up their focus on investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, with deal-making in the region expected...

A quick guide to Shanghai's financial workforce

Western candidates wanting to work in China’s banking capital, Shanghai, should first get to grips with how regulatory change is creating an...

Chengdu aims to become the new Hong Kong

Turns to London to jump start transformation into financial center.

China's banking and finance chiefs purged

Zhou Xiaochuan will step down as Governor of the People’s Bank of China.

India considering quantitative easing

India looks to cut interest rates to prod growth.

In private equity, China is (still) the next big thing

The US and European Private Equity (PE) industry has taken repeated hits after the escalation of the financial crisis in September 2008. LBO markets...

Will slashing shareholder dividends improve the Big Four's profitability?

Reports say China's Big Four banks may reduce their dividend payout ratios by five percentage points to 35%.

ICBC sees growth in Singapore shipping

China’s biggest bank intends to focus its attention on building its ship finance business in Singapore.

CIMB Thai shares bolstered by Bank of Ayudhya buy report

News of CIMB's planned acquisition of Bank of Ayudhya stake pushed the shares of CIMB Thai Bank by as much as 23 percent to 2.96 baht.