Asian Banking & Finance


Blog: Will Daiwa’s move help it to regroup?
	Daiwa Securities Group, Japan's second-largest securities firm, aims to help overseas investment banks raise cash in Japan after they lost money on subprime- related investments ... What do you think? Have your say HERE!
Bank of Beijing Posts 57% Gain in Full-Year Profit
	Bank of Beijing, China's biggest city bank, said profit rose 57 percent in 2007 as the nation's fastest economic growth in 13 years boosted demand for corporate loans and mortgages ...



PNB posts 83% profit growth Philippine National Bank (PNB) said it posted a net income of P1.5 billion for 2007, its strongest finish in 10 years ...
Malayan Banking May Buy 20% of Pakistan's MCB Malayan Banking, Malaysia's biggest bank, may buy as much as 20 percent of MCB Bank, Pakistan's biggest lender ...



Fortis to Double Asia Profit With Ping An Deal, Joint Ventures Fortis, Belgium's largest financial services company, aims for Asia to contribute twice as much to profit by the end of 2009 after a tie-up with China's second- biggest insurer ...
Taiwan Banks' Subprime Losses Increase 26% Investment losses at Taiwanese financial institutions from U.S. subprime and structured investment-vehicle assets increased 26 percent in February ...


	SEPTEMBER 2008: CHINATRUST FIGHTS BACK Chinatrust Commerical Bank President James Chen Speaks exclusively on the credit card crisis, market Volatility and merger difficultes.


• The death of Japanese investment banking • Failed in Indonesia: Maybank scuttled • Crunch time for banks in singapore • China Banks: Too good to be true?