ANZ refocuses Asia operations; sells retail, wealth arms; concentration on institutional – BlueNotes

ANZ will concentrate its resources on institutional banking in Asia with the sale of a portfolio of retail and wealth management assets to Singapore-based DBS. The banks chief executive Shayne Elliott told BlueNotes on video from Hong Kong the move followed an extensive review of ANZs mix of businesses in the region and was part…

Bank of Communications’ Q3 net profit rises as restructuring spurred units to earn more fees – South China Morning Post

Bank of Communications third-quarter net profit rose, as a 2015 restructuring spurred its business units to earn more fees and commissions, allowing the lender to reduce its reliance on interest rate spreads for income. Net profit rose 1.4 per cent to 15 billion yuan in the three months ended September, from last years 14.8 billion…