Investment Banking
OCBC disposes Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank for $55.5m
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.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore’s wealth funds head to Europe for M&As
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Are taking advantage of Europe’s financial woes.
                    
                                        
                    
                Singapore grants capital markets services license to BNY Mellon
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Will allow subsidiary to provide fund management services.
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS quits Bank of the Philippine Islands
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Divests remaining 9.9% stake in leading Philippine bank.
                    
                                        
                    
                SMFG raises 2014 profit forecast by 29%
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	First-half earnings climb to a record.
                    
                                        
                    
                ICBC officially labeled “too-big-to-fail” global bank
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Increases number of G-SIBs to 29.
                    
                                        
                    
                Find out what RHB Investment Bank's new director is brewing up
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	3 goals are under way.
                    
                                        
                    
                Western financial firms fleeing South Korea
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	It's been going on since 2008.
                    
                                        
                    
                Rebound predicted for financial sector salaries across Asia
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Here's why the grass will be greener.
                    
                                        
                    
                Philippines’ DBP reports successful issuance of first Basel III compliant bonds
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Issue is twice oversubscribed.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
                                 
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
								 
						 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                