earnings

HSBC posts 10% gain in pretax profit, but share price falls

The stock dipped by 4.4% in London amid disappointment about weak revenues and the potential for a $1.6 billion settlement charge related to the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run up to the financial crisis.

August 05, 2013

Best bottom-line Q1 in Asia for Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse’s Asia-Pacific head of investment banking, Helman Sitohang, says strong first-quarter performance shows business in Asia is becoming more sustainably profitable.

May 05, 2013

Macro environment mutes investment bank earnings

Earnings at the big US banks are struggling to take off amid continued macroeconomic uncertainty.

April 18, 2013

DBS chief executive cautions on slowing Asian growth

The bank posts a rise in second-quarter profit despite a slowdown in investment banking and trading, but warns of uncertainty ahead.

August 05, 2012

Deutsche announces weak results after anointing Ackermann heirs

Deutsche Bank's results are down on lower sales and trading volumes, indicating the challenge ahead for newly named co-chairmen Juergen Fitschen and Anshu Jain.

July 26, 2011

Standard Chartered posts record profits for 2010

Analysts and investors applaud Standard Chartered's 2010 results which show strong growth in both wholesale banking and India.

March 02, 2011

Rusal to restore mothballed capacity as demand grows

The decision comes as the Russian aluminium producer reports its first set of results since listing in Hong Kong and Paris in January.

April 12, 2010

Japanese electronics companies start frantic restructuring

Behemoths like NEC Electronics and Hitachi are trying to find new ways to survive, but cost cutting has its limits.

August 02, 2009

Lehman effect boosts and reduces Nomura's Q1 profit

Ex-Lehman bankers boost global trading, but personnel expenses drag down investment banking as Nomura finally returns to the black.

July 29, 2009

Currency issues compound woes at Sony and SingTel

Currency movements adversely impact results at both companies, adding to the problems caused by the recessionary conditions in their respective markets.

May 14, 2009