M&A Briefing
Appeals court rejects PCCW privatisation proposal
Emotions run high and corporate governance triumphs as a Hong Kong court decides PCCW rigged a shareholder vote. Li loses, but do shareholders gain?




Business Moves
Morgan Stanley posts deeper than expected Q1 losses
The $177 million loss in the past three months comes on the back of a December shortfall of $1.3 billion.


Business Moves
HSBC adds to long list of axed private bankers
HSBC becomes the latest bank to trim its wealth management team as it lays off 100 private bankers in Hong Kong.




Structured Products
Brokers benefit from banks’ disarray
Bernie Dan, chief executive of MF Global, talks to FinanceAsia about the new competitive environment for brokers.


Outlook & Economics
Japan's March exports show technical rebound only
The rebound reflects re-stocking after strong inventory clearances in past months, rather than a sustained recovery, says Credit Suisse economist.




Outlook & Economics
How US quantitative easing is impacting China
The Fed's quantitative easing policy sets the stage for liquidity expansion and monetary easing in China, but will also result in lower returns on China's investments in US Treasuries.


People Moves
Citi private bank appoints CEO and chairman
The US bank makes Jane Fraser CEO of its private bank and Deepak Sharma the chairman.