Investment Banking
HDFC Bank appoints Rahul Shukla as head of corporate and business banking
He will report to Kaizad Bharucha, wholsesale banking executive director.
HDFC Bank appoints Rahul Shukla as head of corporate and business banking
He will report to Kaizad Bharucha, wholsesale banking executive director.
Siam Commercial Bank ties up with Julius Baer for wealth management venture
SCB’s high net worth clients can tap on on the Swiss private bank’s expertise and advising services.
China's “matryoshka” approach for debt-to-equity swaps could be good for banks, but bad for investors
Chinese banks seem to have made meaningful progress in the resolution of problem loans. The aggregate amount of the announced debt-to-equity (D/E)...
UOB Private Bank recorded a three-fold increase in DPM in 2017
Thanks to growing investor confidence resulting to portfolio returns averaging 10-30%.
China banks to benefit from debt to equity swaps
They expect improvement in overall asset quality with bad loans resolution.
Vietnam banks to benefit from resolving legacy problem assets progress
The disposal of problem assets improves banks' asset quality.
Standard Chartered inks deal to fund China's BRI
China Development Bank will make $1.59b available for BRI projects.
Citi names Adam Proctor as global market manager for Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand
He will report to Jyrki Rauhio, Citi Private Bank’s South Asia head, and will continue to be based in Singapore.
Credit Suisse appoints Zeth Hung, Carsten Stoehr as heads of APAC investment banking
According to Reuters, Credit Suisse names Zeth Hung as Asia Pacific co-head of investment banking and capital markets and Carsten Stoehr as the chief...
India's rising government bond yields to slam public sector banks
The banks are exposed to losses from the bonds' reduced investment value.
Citi launches second China desk in Singapore
Ten relationship and product managers will support Chinese clients’ FDI.
Why are Thai banks pushing for bond issuance in early 2018?
Bonds can help them even if these are only 5% of banks’ total liability.
UOB unveils digital advisory service for corporate investors
The new service is exclusively for UOB’s commercial banking clients.
Singapore banks' wealth management income grows 39%
All three banks registered absolute growth in 9M17.
Malaysian banks' bond issuances up 26% to US$4.3b in September
Issuances for the first nine months of 2017 hit US$20.3b.
India mulls including bank recapitalisation bonds in mandatory reserves
The goal is to save the country's cash-strapped banks.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' bond issuances up 10%
Issuances hit US$2b in August 2017.