Tag: banking

People Moves

BNP Paribas appoints Joris Dierckx as Korea country head

Joris Dierckx moves from his position as chief of BNP Paribas' Greece office to take a similar role in Seoul.

By Rupert Walker | 14 May 2012

People Moves

RBS appoints Jitendra Kamdar head of financial institutions relationship management

Royal Bank of Scotland continues to redesign its operations, with the transfer of FIG bankers to a new financial institutions relationship management team.

By Rupert Walker | 4 May 2012

M&A

No easy ride for Asian banks chasing US M&A opportunities

Tom Michaud, chief executive of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, says that more Asian banks will look to buy US bank assets, aided by a swath of motivated sellers. But Asian banks ...

By Nick Lord | 2 May 2012

Debt

Suhyup, CNOOC and K Wah launch bonds amid strong market sentiment

Bond issuers rush to take money off the table as Asian credit markets tighten.

By Denise Wee | 26 April 2012

Equities

East West Banking is set to raise $106 million from Philippine IPO

The mid-sized bank fixes the price at the low end after the institutional tranche is about two times covered.

By Aiko Hayashi | 19 April 2012

Debt

HSBC issues first renminbi bond in London

HSBC issues a Rmb2 billion renminbi bond and allocates 60% to European investors, a sign that renminbi deposits in London have hit critical mass.

By Denise Wee | 19 April 2012

Macro & Markets

CBRC cautions Chinese banks against excessive fees

China's banks continue to earn bigger profits even as the economy slows, but the country's banking regulator is now promising to take tough measures against banks that charge ...

By Lillian Liu | 12 April 2012

Equities

East West Banking launches Philippine IPO of up to $135 million

The mid-size bank hits the market shortly after GT Capital prices its $438 million IPO and as the Philippine stock market continues to outperform its Asian peers.

By Aiko Hayashi | 11 April 2012

Equities

China Merchants Bank gets approval for $5.5 billion rights issue

The Chinese lender will tap both its A- and H-shareholders as it joins a long line of Chinese banks that are selling shares to boost their capital ratios.

By Lillian Liu | 11 April 2012

Equities

GT Capital set to raise $438 million via Philippine IPO

The Ty family’s holding company fixes the price above the mid-point after the international tranche is more than five times oversubscribed.

By Aiko Hayashi | 5 April 2012

Equities

GT Capital launches Philippine IPO of up to $449 million

The holding company of the influential Ty family is poised to become the first Philippine listing this year and the largest in more than a year.

By Aiko Hayashi | 23 March 2012

People Moves

HDFC Bank hires equity capital markets head

Donald D’Souza joins HDFC from India Infoline where he was president of investment banking.

By Aiko Hayashi | 21 March 2012

People Moves

Citi appoints new co-heads of Greater China

Rodney Tsang and Roger Zhu are named co-heads of Greater China global banking.

By Lillian Liu | 19 March 2012

View Point

Delivering joined-up advice in a disjointed market

Bankers, lawyers and professional services advisers from across Asia discuss how to deliver greater value at the Baker & McKenzie Asia-Pacific meeting in Ho Chi Minh City.

By Lara Wozniak | 16 March 2012

Macro & Markets

RBI cuts Indian banks' reserve ratios

The Reserve Bank of India surprises markets with a 75bp reduction in the cash reserve ratio ahead of a key policy meeting this week.

By Rupert Walker | 12 March 2012

Debt

OCBC issues $1 billion short-dated notes

OCBC follows its Singapore competitors by raising unsubordinated funds in the US dollar market.

By Rupert Walker | 8 March 2012

Debt

UOB scores ultra low coupon with Asia-driven $500 million bond

The Singaporean lender prints inside of rival bank DBS and achieves a record low coupon.

By Denise Wee | 1 March 2012

Co-published

Europe crisis poses risks to Asia-Pacific banks, but impact is manageable

Ritesh Maheshwari, managing director and Asia-Pacific head of financial institutions ratings at Standard & Poor’s, discusses the effect of the European debt crisis on ...

By Standard & Poor's | 21 February 2012

Business Moves

Otkritie Capital to open in Hong Kong

Senior management at the Russian investment bank outline plans for opening their first Asia-Pacific office in the second half of the year. Sberbank, however, maintains focus on ...

By Nick Lord | 10 February 2012

Business Moves

Citi streamlines upper management in Asia

Rodrigo Zorrilla has been appointed chief operating officer, while Anthony Nappi becomes chief administrative officer and Michael Zink will lead the Asean business.

By Lara Wozniak | 9 February 2012

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