BoC to issue $7b in shares in HK
Bank of China (BoC) (3988.HK, 601988.SHA) is close to issuing a US$7 billion share offering in Hong Kong to bolster balance sheets strained by loan growth, the Financial Times reported. BoC has >>more...
Hedge funds in Hong Kong
Is Hong Kong poised to become a new frontier for hedge fund managers fleeing financial uncertainty in the West? >>more...
BofA looking to expand in China
Bank of America (BofA) (BAC.NYSE) will seek regulatory approval from China to expand operations, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. BofA, the largest US bank by assets, >>more...
BoC seeks to boost foreign business organically, not through M&A
The chairman of Bank of China (3988.HK, 601988.SH) said the lender wants to grow aggressively overseas but doesn’t plan on making any acquisitions, the Wall Street Journal reported. Xiao Gang >>more...
SDB sees eightfold increase in 2009 net profit
Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB; 000001.SZ) posted a net profit of US$736.9 million for 2009, more than eight times the figure for a year earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported. The strong >>more...
Local government debt could threaten banks
Local governments who borrowed heavily from China's banks during the financial crisis may have trouble paying back their debts, AP reported, citing the deputy governor of China's central bank. Su >>more...
ICBC reports 2009 loan increases
Outstanding loans at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) amounted to US$770 billion at the end of 2009, while the bank's deposits totaled US$1.5 trillion, the Wall Street Journal reported. >>more...
CSRC considers further IPO rule changes
China's securities regulator is mulling changes to the country's initial public offering regulations, in an attempt to stop companies raising excessive funds when they list, the Wall Street Journal >>more...
Shanghai opens doors to financial world
The 'New York Times' recently examined how Shanghai, China, is making efforts to become a world financial capital. >>more...
Minsheng to focus on SMEs
China Minsheng Banking Corp, the nation's first privately-owned bank, will change its lending focus to small-and medium-sized enterprises instead of concentrating on larger companies, state media >>more...
Now is the time to crack down on offshore finance
Offshore financial centers must make amends for their role in the financial crisis, says Jeffrey Owens, OECD tax policy director >>more...
Is China "Dubai times a thousand"?
James Chanos has made some bold statements, but is his money where his mouth is? >>more...
Puppet show
Lending to order is China's most effective monetary policy tool, not that the authorities would ever admit it, says our Beijing-based China watcher >>more...
The undiscovered country
Index futures are finally coming to China - or are they? >>more...
Are interest rates edging up?
China's benchmark interest rate remains on hold, but are banks edging up their rates regardless? >>more...
Chinese banks are hiding their loans
MALCOLM MOORE: Mainland banks have succeeded in shifting two months worth of lending off their balance sheets >>more...
How will Anthony Bolton fare in Hong Kong
MALCOLM MOORE: One of London's star fund managers moves to Hong Kong >>more...
Credit pressure
China's financial regulators continue to tread the fine line between serving the nation's economic needs and keeping its banks in order >>more...
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