takes

Woori takes up the KDB, Kexim challenge

Korean lender looks to tap into sentiment created by Kexim and KDB''s successes.

November 22, 2005

What it takes to be the right partner

Standard Chartered''s reputation for reliability and consistency in the financial sector makes it an ideal partner for financial institutions.

By By Standard Chartered Bank

Zongbo Media takes aim at new channels

By targeting China''s blog community, founder Chen Weiming could be revolutionizing the film industry.

July 15, 2005

CIMB takes over sibling

Malaysia''s premier investment bank to take over under-performing Bumiputera Commerce Bank, positioning itself for the next round of Malaysian bank mergers.

June 06, 2005

Mawson takes up the Slack

Simon Mawson moves to Indonesia as John Slack''s retirement starts a reshuffle of top finance jobs at Jardine Matheson.

May 27, 2005

Thorp takes A&O managing partner role

Based in Beijing, he is the second big appointment for the firm since March.

May 10, 2005

Ma takes on expanded role

Deustche Bank names Jun Ma as chief economist, Greater China and head of China and Hong Kong macro strategy.

April 29, 2005

Philip Morris International takes control of Sampoerna

The international cigarette company has tabled a bid to buy Indonesian clove cigarette company Sampoerna in a deal that could be worth $5.2 billion.

March 14, 2005

New fund of hedge funds takes off in Singapore

Conrad and Ottess'' fund of hedge funds will launch in mid March with an emerging-markets bias.

February 02, 2005

Slevin takes on expanded role

Named Citigroup''s global corporate and investment banking head for Hong Kong.

January 31, 2005