Investment Banking
BNP Paribas appoints Madhu Gayer as head of investment reporting and performance
He will be based in Singapore.
BNP Paribas appoints Madhu Gayer as head of investment reporting and performance
He will be based in Singapore.
Tougher licenses for Indonesian banks
Rules designed to protect the financial system from future shock.
Standard Chartered appoints Steven Sun as head for North Asia FI strategic coverage
He will report to James Pearson and Darcy Lai.
Chinese M&As hit US$93.1 billion
Cash-rich Chinese banks and firms are splurging on mergers and acquisitions abroad.
Mizuho hit by US$2 billion write-off
Japan's Mizuho Financial Group admitted a securities valuation loss of some US$2 billion for the third quarter.
Japan announces US$128 billion stimulus
The Bank of Japan has extended its asset-purchasing scheme by US$128 billion to boost the moribund economy.
Taiwan and China select clearing banks
Taiwan and China have taken the next decisive step towards minimizing the influence of the US dollar over their trade transactions.
APREA appoints Andy Tan Chye Guan as Chairman of Singapore chapter
He is still the Executive Vice President of MEAG Pacific Star Asset Management.
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.