Australia’s Woodside Energy (WDS.AX), opens new tab said on Monday it had agreed to buy U.S. liquefied natural gas developer Tellurian (TELL.A), opens new tab, including its U.S. Gulf Coast Driftwood LNG export project, for $1.2 billion including debt. The agreement could strengthen the United States’ position as the world’s largest producer of the superchilled gas by securing […]
China Bohai Bank (9668.HK), opens new tab said on Monday it is looking to sell 29 billion yuan ($3.99 billion) worth of non performing loans as the faltering Chinese economy and deepening property sector problems pressure lenders to dispose of bad assets. The Tianjin-based bank, 16.2% owned by British lender Standard Chartered (STAN.L), opens new tab, expects a […]
Hong Kong’s bourse operator has expanded its collaboration with two exchanges in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to pave the way for its companies to list here, as a government advisory body said it plans to examine Islamic finance to align the city’s financial infrastructure with the needs of the Middle East. Hong Kong Exchanges and […]
Asia’s foreign reserves have dropped this year as central banks have intervened to support their currencies, with Japan, Indonesia and South Korea leading the declines. Foreign reserves across 12 countries, from Japan to India, fell about $50 billion to $7.5 trillion by the end of June. They had risen 2.2% in the same period last […]
Several U.S. mid-sized and regional banks reported a fall in their second-quarter profit, as income from charging customers interest was squeezed by higher deposit costs and tepid demand for loans. Most U.S. banks are expecting a decline in net interest income (NII) this year as high interest rates have impeded loan activity, while efforts to […]
THE cut-off yield on the latest Singapore six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 3.64 per cent, based on auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Jul 18). This was a 0.1 percentage point drop from the 3.74 per cent offered in the previous six-month auction, which closed on Jul 4. Demand […]
Google parent Alphabet GOOGL -1.58%decrease; red down pointing triangle is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be its largest acquisition ever. A deal could come together soon, assuming the talks don’t fall apart, the people said. Source: WSJ
Hong Kong’s cash-for-residency scheme has opened up opportunities for local family office operators, with many joining hands to launch a US$100 million fund to manage investments for the applicants. Wings Capital, a local family office which has taken the initiative on the fund, said the initial target is to raise US$100 million from applicants of […]
A top U.S. bank regulator warned on Wednesday the agency may begin pushing back against the “worrisome trend” of states adopting laws meant to police national bank activities on political grounds. Michael Hsu, head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said in a speech that such measures are pushing “greater fragmentation” […]
The booming non-bank financial industry has created excessive leverage that poses financial stability risks and more reforms are needed to tackle it, including improving disclosure of positions, a Bank of England regulator said on Thursday. Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), including hedge funds, private credit providers and insurers, have become increasingly important. They accounted for $218 […]