Foreign news: New JP Morgan head of Hong Kong global investment banking, China opens card clearing m 03 June 2015 4:05PM JP Morgan has appointed David Lau as head of global investment banking for Hong Kong. read more
Briefs: CBA granted RMB licence in Shanghai, ANZ appoints new head of corporate banking, former West 02 June 2015 3:28PM The China Banking Regulatory Commission has granted Commonwealth Bank a renminbi licence for its Shanghai branch. read more
Foreign news: British Government delays Lloyds sell-down 02 June 2015 3:27PM The British Government has confirmed that it will launch a Lloyds share sale open to retail investors in the next 12 months. read more
Briefs: Infrastructure Hub head appointed, Duffy arrives at Clydesdale, BOQ closes North Ward branch 01 June 2015 4:05PM Woolworths cancels cards after breach, Christopher Heathcote, an executive with Macquarie group, has been appointed chief executive of the Global Infrastructure Hub in Sydney. read more
Foreign news: Amex president dies, Deutsche's planned staff cuts provoke backlash 01 June 2015 4:03PM Ed Gilligan, president of American Express since 2013, died on Friday, while flying on a corporate plane in the United States. read more
Australians racking up credit card debt 29 May 2015 3:38PM The findings from a survey commissioned by the ASX-listed financial services provider Mortgage Choice imply that more than 50 per cent of Australians have some form of credit card debt. read more
Briefs: APRA on insurance performance, ANZ's covered bonds, BBY under administration, and more 29 May 2015 3:35PM Underwriting in Australia's insurance sector tanked over the year to March 2015. read more
Foreign news: Metrobank and Bank of Yokohama join forces, HSBC Indonesia to 'integrate' Bank Ekonomi 29 May 2015 3:34PM Japan's Bank of Yokohama has entered into an alliance with local partner Metrobank to facilitate banking services for Japanese small and medium enterprise clients in the Philippines. read more
Briefs: ANZ's new green bond, La Trobe launches RMBS, FlexiGroup tests market, and more 28 May 2015 4:25PM ANZ has priced its inaugural green bond issue, with the A$600 million five-year fixed-rate bond paying a semi-annual coupon of 3.25 per cent. read more
Foreign news: ICBC buys Turkish bank, Deutsche Bank fined US$55m, US mortgage volume fades 28 May 2015 4:23PM The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China bought a 76 per cent stake in Tekstilbank from Turkish GSD Holding, becoming the first Chinese bank operating in Turkey. read more