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Hong Kong banking bill 2011 amendments to be gazetted
Hong Kong banking bill 2011 amendments to be gazetted
Hong Kong's Banking Bill 2011 will be gazetted on December 9.
Bank Islam expects improved Q4 results
Bank Islam expects better fourth quarter results ending Dec 31, said managing director Datuk Seri Zukri Samat.
Bank Islam to expand in Indonesia, Bangladesh
Bank Islam is eyeing opportunities for expansion in Indonesia and Bangladesh.
KEB union warns walkout if merger takes place
Many KEB workers hit Hana chairman for trying to pacify angry sentiment over the FSC’s alleged endorsement of the Hana-Lone Star deal.
Three Vietnamese banks get approval to merge
Ficombank, Ting Nghia Bank and Saigon Commercial Bank have received approval to merge.
Australia’s 4 largest banks downgraded under new S&P criteria
Four of Australia's biggest banks were downgraded by Standard & Poor’s under its revised criteria.
Most Australians saving regularly: ANZ report
Australians’ savings levels have increased to their highest since ANZ began measuring financial literacy in 2002.
Citigroup seeks Japanese to head Japan ops
Citibank Japan head Darren Buckley may step down as soon as regulators prepare to punish the bank for the third time since 2004.
Lone Star to cut KEB deal by 11%
Lone Star has agreed to cut the price of its 4.4 trillion won stake sale in KEB to Hana. Hana Financial Group and the U.S. private equity fund had...
Malaysia and Singapore signs deal setting up cross-border collateral arrangement
Financial institutions in Singapore may now obtain Singapore dollar liquidity from MAS by pledging Malaysian ringgit or ringgit-denominated sovereign...
Vietnam ease lending rules on property
The State Bank of Viet Nam eased restrictions on lending to the real-estate and some other non-production sectors. A recent central bank decision...
Only 2 Chinese banks get S&P upgrade
Only two Chinese banks, Bank of China and China Construction Bank, were upgraded by Standard&Poor's, reports Xinhua News.
Mergers among weak banks not feasible: Vietnamese official
It was not a viable plan to carry out mergers among weak commercial banks, according to the deputy chairman of Vietnam's National Finance Supervision...
Singapore banks slash job perks for expats
Blame it on supply and demand as more senior bankers now want to have Asia experience on their CV.
Citibank Korea Q3 net up 20.6%
Citibank Korea's third-quarter earnings jumped 20.6 percent from a year earlier.
Noor Islamic Bank mulls Malaaysian expansion
Noor Islamic Bank is mulling an expansion to Malaysia to tap opportunities in Southeast Asia.
Bank of China's profit after tax up by 22%
Bank of China recorded a profit after tax of RMB101.28 billion in the first three quarters, an increase of 22.09% compared with the same period of...