Retail Banking

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.

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.

Search is on for 8 public sector bank chiefs

Indian government kicks off move to replace chiefs of 8 banks that will retire next year.

Indonesian regulator grants Maybank extension to cut BII stake

Bapepam gave the Malaysian bank until June 1 to divest BII stake which it bought for pricey $2bln.

Korea Exchange Bank workers union rejects Hana takeover

Employees fear Hana Bank’s lower profit compared to KEB may spread to the latter.

ICICI Bank terminates special mortgage offer

India's central bank is discouraging "teaser loans" due to a higher risk of delinquencies.

Bank of America’s Asia revenue up 30%

The US bank regains its focus to revitalize its Asian presence by advising on mergers and acquisitions in the region.

Westpac seeks raising $6.64bln in Europe

The bank had to source funds by covered bonds elsewhere since they are banned in Australia.

Life insurance sales more attractive to job seekers

According to recruiting experts Hays, a career in life insurance sales is now considered more attractive to job seekers, but employer inflexibility...

Yuan transactions to reach $3tln by 2015--CCB

The currency has become more attractive since China ended a two-year peg to the dollar and investors bet on further gains.

International firms bid for Woori takeover

Six companies submitted letters of intent to the South Korean government to buy Woori’s 57% stake.

ANZ quits bidding for Korean Exchange Bank takeover

Move brought relief to ANZ’s investors, who were nervous about the capital needed to fund the acquisition.

China Everbright plans to acquire a trust company

The lender considers joining leading Chinese banks that have built presence in trust business by merging local trust companies.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia eyes buying mid-sized lender

Aims to buy majority stake of a smaller bank with identical vision with its micro-loan expansion.

Metrobank to price $230mln rights issue in December

Seeks to raise additional capital to take advantage of growth opportunities given the improving economic conditions.

Moody's reviews Hana Bank and KEB

Moody’s placed all Hana Bank ratings on review for possible downgrade while eyeing Korea Exchange Bank’s debt and deposit ratings for possible...

Bank Mandiri keen to expand ties with ICBC

The Indonesian bank to exploit growing business potential between Indonesia and China.

XacBank is a growing franchise, says Moody’s

Moody's has assigned XacBank  a D- Bank Financial Strength Rating. The Mongolia-based bank also received a Ba3/NP for long- and short-term local...