CNS to secure TWD40 billion loan before its IPO
CNS announced that it is applying for a debt financing program ahead of its IPO in Singapore.
Commercial banks
US Regulators Considering Slashing Proposed Capital Hike for Big Banks: Report
The Federal Reserve and two other US regulators are reportedly considering a new plan to reduce a nearly 20% mandated increase in capital for the country's largest banks.
US Banks See Loan Demand Drop, Fed Survey Says
US banks have observed a fresh decline in loan demand for industrial purposes and household demand for credit during the first quarter of the year, according to a Federal Reserve survey...
US Regulators Take Hold of Troubled Lender Republic First and Agree to Sell It to Fulton Bank
US regulators have taken hold of Republic First Bancorp and arranged to sell it to Fulton Bank...
HSBC Is Considering Selling Some Business Units in Germany to Focus on Asia as It Further Exits From Europe
HSBC is reportedly considering selling various business units in Germany...
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Hawaiian joint venture receives US$60 million in mortgage debt
Mesa West Capital provided close to US$60 million to the joint venture of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and The Bascom Group, LLC.
Mongolia's State Bank to take over 503 Savings Bank branches
State Bank is set to take over the fifth-largest lender in Mongolia.
Tax charges and a merger make Julius Baer's profit fall
Julius Baer's profit fall 30% due to tax charges and a merger.
China adjusts lending rates cap to boost economy
China discards lending rates to allow financing institutions more freedom in packaging their lending rates.
Germany to sell 17% stake in Commerzbank ‘in the next six months’
The German government may be divesting its interest in Germany's second largest lender within the year.
BBVA agrees to sell Panama unit for US $646 million to Grupo Aval
Spanish lender BBVA agrees to sell its Panama unit for US $646 million in favor of Colombia’s second biggest banking conglomerate.
Fed reconsiders financial firms' physical commodity trading
Financial firms' physical commodity trading may come to an halt as the Fed reconsiders its policy on this.
Sheik's stake in Barclays sold
Sheik Mansour's stake in Barclays was sold last month.
Recent Ukrainian court practice deemed to affect commercial transactions
Recent Ukrainian court practice was deemed to affect commercial transactions.
