Taiwan
Bank of Taiwan gets Taiwan regulator’s nod to open Shanghai branch
Bank of Taiwan gets Taiwan regulator’s nod to open Shanghai branch
Yet the lender still needs approval from Chinese lender to complete upgrade.
Taiwanese financial holding companies to raise salaries
Companies to hike pay to up to 10% to employees who performed well.
Chinatrust eyes acquiring Metlife Taiwan unit
Chinatrust sets its sight on Metlife after it failed to win AIG Taiwan unit bidding.
China Development Bank plans to set up Taiwan branch
Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Common Market Foundation that the number of Taiwan banking institutions that are approved to set up China branches has grown to seven.
UBS appoints Lee Tien Cheng Taiwan Country Head
The lender wants to tap on Lee’s wealth of experience as executive in various Taiwanese banks.
Taiwanese finance companies bid for AIG's Nan Shan
Chinatrust Financial, Cathay Financial, Ruentex Group and Fubon Financial to bid for AIG's 97.57% stake in Nan Shan.
Bank of Beijing and Taiwan Business Bank ink MOU
The TBB encourages its major clients in China to apply for $14.06mln loans from the BOB.
Chinatrust Financial to raise US$1.97bln via rights issue
The company mulls selling 3.35bln common shares to increase its working capital and strengthen its financial structure.
StanChart targets Taiwan`s top foreign bank spot
The lender aims to accomplish feat in 3-5 years time as it has recruited 100 more new employees.
Taiwan`s state-run banks expects downtrend in its mortgage lending
The central bank has directed banks to strictly screen mortgage applicants to help cool the soaring real estate market.
DBS Bank in Taiwan needs capital injection
DBS is the only bank that has yet to meet the $6.6mln capital requirement for foreign lenders.
TBB to assist Taiwanese enterprises in China
TBB will to promote personnel exchange and renminbi-based loans to Taiwanese enterprises in China. A MOU with the Bank of Beijing will be signed. According to the China Economic News Services, Taiwan Business Bank or TBB will set up a representative office in Shanghai by the end of this year. It may be upgraded to branch a year later. Mr. Peter T. C. Lo, chairman of TBB, indicated that financial institutions in China can obtain better profits than its counterparts in Taiwan since they see much higher interest rate gap of 5-6 percentage points. So, TBB will explore the financial market in China after inking the MOU with Bank of Beijing or BOB and establishing a foothold in Shanghai.
ADR facility to trigger US investments in Taiwan
Unrestricted Level I ADR facilities for Taiwanese companies could greatly expand overseas investment opportunities in Taiwan, says BNY Mellon.
Chinatrust expects profit to soar to $344.5mln
Chinatrust might sign an MOU with the Bank of China for cooperation in financial services.
Chinatrust' Jeffrey Jr. Koo faces 9-year sentence
Ex-vice chairman charged with insider trading and banking regulation breaching over the firm's planned acquisition of Mega Financial.