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Will slashing shareholder dividends improve the Big Four's profitability?
Reports say China's Big Four banks may reduce their dividend payout ratios by five percentage points to 35%.
ICBC sees growth in Singapore shipping
China’s biggest bank intends to focus its attention on building its ship finance business in Singapore.
CIMB Thai shares bolstered by Bank of Ayudhya buy report
News of CIMB's planned acquisition of Bank of Ayudhya stake pushed the shares of CIMB Thai Bank by as much as 23 percent to 2.96 baht.
China's 12th five-year financial plan seeks more financial controls
China has released its 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development and Reform of the Financial Industry it hopes will promote the continued healthy...
Hong Kong and Singapore retain their talent as financial services struggles
The employment markets in Hong Kong and Singapore financial services are less buoyant than they were 18 months ago; banks have been making...
Worsening investment climate in Indonesia is not reflected in FDI figures yet
In the last few months, overseas analysts and bankers were echoing that Indonesia is losing its sparks as favorite investment destination by...
Maybank expects to grow along with host countries
Maybank expects its growth pattern to be in tandem along with the countries it operates in.
KrungThai Bank eyes Bt14 B capital increase
KrungThai Bank hopes to raise at least Bt14 billion via a rights offering.
Bank of Communications gets nod for private placement
The Bank of Communications has received approval from regulators to complete its private share placement.
Singapore banks might ride out global financial crisis
Loans and investments made by Eurozone banks in Singapore comprise only 5% of their total exposure.
South Korea cuts key bank interest rate to fend-off recession
The Bank of Korea yesterday cut its benchmark seven-day repurchase rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3%.
China needs more banking reforms
The government again goes to bat for small businessmen.
Vietnam's Vietinbank establishes subsidiary bank in Germany
Vietinbank has been allowed in principle by the State Bank of Vietnam to set up a subsidiary bank in Germany.
Vietnamese banks reaching out to nearby markets
Maritime Bank plans to set up branches or 100 percent Vietnamese owned banks in foreign markets, possibly Laos and Cambodia.
Banks from Australia, NZ, Korea, Vietnam most exposed to Euro crisis: Moody's
Moody’s identified banks in Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Vietnam as among the “most exposed” in the Asia-Pacific region to Europe debt...
Bank Sinarmas to expand through rights issue, foreign investments
Bank Sinarmas hopes to expand operations by offering rights issue of shares in the second quarterand by tapping foreign in vestments.
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