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HSBC global HQ stays in UK
HSBC global HQ stays in UK
The chairman of HSBCannounced that they will keep their global headquarters in London.
CIMB gets SC approval for euro MTN
The CIMB group received approval from the Securities Commission for a multi-currency euro medium term note programme of up to US$1 billion or its equivalent.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia forecasts 2010 profit up 15%
Yet BRI’s $922mn estimated profit might fall second to Bank Mandiri’s $942.35mn.
JP Morgan Chase ups stake In ICBC
JP Morgan Chase raised its stake in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Bank Rakyat mulls adding eight branches
7 of the proposed branches worth $327,118 each will be set up in Sabah.
Randy Guy gets head job
Financial services firm Omgeo has appointed Randy Guy as new global head of technology.
Great Eastern launches Takaful business in Malaysia
Great Eastern offers Islam-compliant insurance products and services to cater 60.4% of Malaysia's population of 28.3mln.
Siam Commercial Bank selects Transoft Cash Management
The bank to maximize use of Transoft’s OptiCash applications suite for its next generation currency management
GRG Banking and Microsoft launched joint lab
Located in the GRG industry park, Guangzhou, China, Joint Development Laboratory was unveiled by GRG Banking and Microsoft.
Taiwanese finance companies bid for AIG's Nan Shan
Chinatrust Financial, Cathay Financial, Ruentex Group and Fubon Financial to bid for AIG's 97.57% stake in Nan Shan.
Commentary
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Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
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The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer