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Korea’s NPS mulls buying stake in Woori Finance
Korea’s NPS mulls buying stake in Woori Finance
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	$258bln pension fund may join Hana Financial to make a bid or venture its own investment.
                    
                                        
                    
                GRG wins recycling machines bid from Ziraat Bank
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	GRG HK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GRG, had won a bid for 1250 units of recycling machine H68N from the Agricultural Bank of the Republic of Turkey...
                    
                                        
                    
                Mizuho plans stake acquisition in Asian banks
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Lender willing to invest $1.2bln in M&A as it joins rivals in shifting resources abroad.
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS issues $1bln 5-year bonds
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Sale intended to raise funds to ease high US dollar loan-to-deposit ratio and improve financial standing.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank Julius Baer develops Asia as second home market
                                                                                                 
                        
                          Lender to launch trust company in Singapore and representative offices in other Asian nations.	 	Swiss private banking group Julius Baer is...
                    
                                        
                    
                RBI wants higher salaries to PSU banks' CEOs
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	India's central bank concerned that public sector may lose talent to private sector that offers crores.
                    
                                        
                    
                Westpac names Jane Kittel BankSA CEO
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Kittel to replace Rob Chapman after being general manager of lender's Pacific Banking division.
                    
                                        
                    
                Commonwealth Bank offers $1.4bln of bonds
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Lender's largest bond sale in its home market since March 3 is due in 2013.
                    
                                        
                    
                Woori targets topping rivals via Hanmi Financial deal
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Deal aimed to help Woori secure position and raise awareness among Americans.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank Negara Indonesia targets $1.1bln from rights issue
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Target up from $400mln as market has become more conducive for raising funds.
                    
                                        
                    
                Morgan Stanley applies as bidder for Woori takeover
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Analysts see JP Morgan or UBS to acquire Woori among eight shortlisted bidders.
                    
                                        
                    
                China Merchants Group names Fu Yuning Chairman
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	China Merchants also appoints former executive of Cosco, Li Jianhong, as its new president.
                    
                                        
                    
                India to appoint eight bank chiefs
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Move follows finance minister's appeal to ensure vacancies in state-owned banks be filled immediately.
                    
                                        
                    
                DBS' Rajan Raju quits consumer banking head post
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Raju transfers to Deutsche Asset after recent high-level hirings and 13.6% decline in lender's consumer banking.
                    
                                        
                    
                China listed banks combined profit up 46%
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	ICBC leads banks with biggest profit for the first half at $12.42bln as lending boom reaped profits.
                    
                                        
                    
                GRG Banking wins 1000 ATM units order from Middle East
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	GRG Banking Equipment Co.,Ltd.’s new subsidiary, GRG Banking Equipment(HK) Co.,Ltd., secured an order to supply 1,000 units of automated teller...
                    
                                        
                    
                HSBC launches integrated banking account for SMEs
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Product provides 33% discount on standard tariffs for selected trade services and 10% for telegraphic transfers.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
                                 
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
								 
						 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                