Investment Banking
China’s banks post weakest results in years
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Due to interest rate liberalization and weak economy.
                    
                                        
                    
                ICBC's net fee income from corporate wealth management business up 43%
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Wealth management products of CNY2.81t were issued in 1H13.
                    
                                        
                    
                India to introduce four-tier banking structure
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Will promote financial stability and resiliency.
                    
                                        
                    
                ICBC and Bank of China report improved profits in Q2
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Big Four banks boosted by sharp spike in fees.
                    
                                        
                    
                Unlocking the synergies between Affluent/HNW and SME banking
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Asian-based banks are aggressively expanding their Affluent/High Net Worth (HNW) banking value propositions in light of growing economic prosperity...
                    
                                        
                    
                Assets of Chinese banks hit US$22.9 trillion in July
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Liabilities rose 14% to US$21.4 trillion, however.
                    
                                        
                    
                China close to permitting certificates of deposit
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Seen as another key step towards liberalization.
                    
                                        
                    
                China orders banks to cut investment in local government bonds
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Another move to curb massive local borrowings.
                    
                                        
                    
                Tan Kee Phong is capital markets head at OCBC Bank
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation said Tan will oversee the bank’s debt capital markets and loan syndication teams and will be responsible for...
                    
                                        
                    
                Why KB Financial is a better bidder than NongHyup Financial for Woori Investment & Securities
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	KBFG has a stronger financial profile than NHFG.
                    
                                        
                    
                KDB will merge with KoFC
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Government giving-up on privatizing KDB.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam banks plagued by deteriorating asset quality
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Smaller banks will be worst hit.
                    
                                        
                    
                CIMB appoints Munirah Khairuddin as CEO for CIMB-Principal Malaysia
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	CIMB Group announced the appointment of Munirah Khairuddin as Chief Executive Officer for CIMB-Principal Asset Management (CIMB-Principal) Malaysia...
                    
                                        
                    
                Ampon Kittiampon appointed Chairman of the Bank of Thailand
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	He replaces Virabongsa Ramangkura, who has retired.
                    
                                        
                    
                Andrew Geczy is new chief executive of the international and institutional banking division of ANZ
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Geczy comes to Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
                    
                                        
                    
                Find out what key challenges threaten Chinese securitisations
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Legal enforceability is one.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
                                 
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
								 
						 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                