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StanChart to hire 500 in HK for wealth management
Standard Chartered said it is planning to hire 500 more employees this year for its wealth management business in Hong Kong in time for Asia's wealth...
StanChart to hire 500 in HK for wealth management
Standard Chartered said it is planning to hire 500 more employees this year for its wealth management business in Hong Kong in time for Asia's wealth...
BoCom shares dip after news on rights offer
Following a newspaper article saying the lender may raise more than 20 billion yuan, or $2.9 billion, in a rights offer, Bank of Communications Co...
SC First assigned as primary dealer of T-bills
Korea’s Finance Ministry is confident the lender can largely contribute to enhanced circulation of treasury bills.
BOCHK’s subordinated notes rated 'BBB+'
Standard & Poor's assigned its 'BBB+' rating to BOCHK’s proposed U.S. dollar-denominated subordinated notes due 2020.
Major Arab bank eyes sale of RBS unit in Pakistan
The biggest publicly traded Arab investment bank is looking at acquiring a majority stake in the beleaguered Pakistan unit of Royal Bank of Scotland...
Bank of India's unsecured notes get 'BBB-'
Standard & Poor's rated Bank of India's proposed senior unsecured notes under its US$2 billion medium-term notes program a 'BBB-'.
Metrobank entrusted to manage BSP Provident Fund
Lender's fund management excellence earned accreditation from the Philippines' central bank.
StanChart China approved to be bond market maker
Regulator OKs lender's interbank bond market operations as China aspires developing its financial markets.
Industrial Bank of Taiwan mulls investing in China
IBT plans to put up a trust company specialising in securitising assets.
Julius Baer hires Investment Solution Group co-head
Dr. Lee Boon Keng joins Dr. V. Anantha-Nageswaran in managing the bank's Investment Solutions and Investment Advisory.
Westpac begins offering Samurai bonds—source
The lender reissued yen-denominated bonds after a year-long hiatus due to global financial crisis.
Yang to head SG China's Global Markets
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has announced that Yang Duan is new Head of its Global Markets division for China. He replaced...
UOB’s life insurance unit to be purchased by Prudential
The life insurance unit of Singapore’s second-largest lender by market value will be purchased by Prudential Plc for S$428 million ($306 million).
BEA widens product range with constituent funds
The Bank of East Asia Limited has launched four constituent funds under its Mandatory Provident Fund schemes.
Hong Leong Investsafe gross returns at 4.25%
Hong Leong InvestSafe has consistently produced gross returns higher than fixed deposits since its inception three years ago.
Maybank offers closer-to-home investment
Maybank has launched its 1Malaysia Momentum or M3 Structured Deposit, a capital protected investment plan for investors seeking potential gain...
StanChart India beefs up shares advisory operations
South Asia CEO wants to tap share selling that has generated $3.11 billion this year.
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