Investment Banking
How Taiwanese, Chinese banks will reap big-time gains from Formosa bonds
Banks poised to diversify RMB assets.
How Taiwanese, Chinese banks will reap big-time gains from Formosa bonds
Banks poised to diversify RMB assets.
Singapore banks' net interest margin to spike in 2015
But it'll still stay below the 16-year average.
3 biggest issues in 2014 that will keep Singapore bank players awake at night
Net interest margin may be a headache.
DBS bids for SocGen’s Asian private bank for $300m-$400m
DBS still mum on the issue.
Asian investor confidence index jumped to 98.9 in November
But global confidence index fell.
Why Singapore banks have no escape from housing loans slowdown
8 sets of housing curbs took a bite.
DBS Basel III issue achieves target issue size of S$80m at 4.70%
Investors are lining up.
Singapore banks' loan growth pegged at 8-10% in 2014
Housing loans seen to ease.
Why Japan megabanks' big gains could be short-lived
Effects of monetary easing could be temporal.
OCBC disposes Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank for $55.5m
Purchase offer proved too irresistible.
Why Hong Kong banks may have structurally derated
Lower margins are largely to blame.
This is the only Hong Kong bank likely to post growth in profitability
Others are seen to deteriorate.
This is Asian investors' biggest fear on Fed tapering
Yields could rise above 35.
South Korea, Russia to establish joint fund to boost investments
Fund announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. South Korea and Russia agreed this week to establish a US$500 million joint fund with their...
Korean government investigating Big Four financial groups
Probe focusing on allegations of business irregularities. The Financial Supervisory Service is undertaking a simultaneous and extraordinary probe of...
Hang Seng Bank is first Hong Kong bank with RQFII ETF
Fund will be listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange November 26.
Singapore’s finance employees praise government’s affirmative action plan
Support tighter restrictions on foreign finance workers.