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Singapore investor Temasek upbeat on China, seeks more bank, tech investments
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore sovereign investor Temasek Holdings wants to increase its holdings in China's financial services and technology sectors, banking on the long-term growth prospects of the world's second...

China’s tech boom triggers gold rush for Asia’s private bankers
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's planned IPO is set to create a long list of multi-millionaires just from its partners in the company - music to the...

Singapore’s OCBC offers $4.95 billion for Wing Hang Bank in bet on China growth
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC) has offered to pay almost $5 billion for one of Hong Kong's last remaining family-owned banks, in a deal that would give...

Singapore’s DBS agrees to buy SocGen’s Asian private bank: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings has agreed to buy Societe Generale's (SocGen) Asian private bank for about $250 million, with an announcement expected as early as Monday,...

Standard Chartered considers HK consumer finance unit sale: sources
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc is seeking buyers for a Hong Kong consumer finance business worth $500 million to $700 million, according to people familiar with the matter,...

Standard Chartered considers HK consumer finance unit sale: sources
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc is seeking buyers for a Hong Kong consumer finance business worth $500 million to $700 million, according to people familiar with the matter,...

Exclusive: Temasek seeks to sell $3.1 billion stake in Thailand’s Shin Corp to SingTel – sources
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pvt Ltd is seeking to sell its $3.1 billion stake in Thai telecom company Shin Corp , according to people familiar...

Analysis: Indonesia may shoot own-goal with DBS-Danamon decision
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is expected within days to give a green light to its biggest foreign bank takeover, but sources say the deal conditions are likely to send a...

Thai takeover opens exit door for coveted F&N chairman Lee
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Singapore's prime minister and chairman of Fraser and Neave Ltd (F&N;), will enter a new chapter in his corporate life -...

Silver Lake seeks investors in Dell deal: sources
NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Silver Lake Partners, trying to finalize a bidding group to take Dell Inc private, is in talks with the manager of Canada's pension plan and other...
