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    • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
      Bank of East Asia downplays concerns over executive’s arrest

      Chen Zhiren was reportedly detained by Beijing police in July over bribery allegations

      A picture of a Bank of East Asia building
    • Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
      Lex
      Elliott/Bank of East Asia: the hold up Premium content

      Doubts over Hong Kong’s status make quick asset sales improbable

    • Tuesday, 2 June, 2020
      Elliott closes in on victory in Bank of East Asia control battle

      Hong Kong’s last big family-run lender starts talks on selling its banking businesses

    • Wednesday, 4 March, 2020
      Investor activism
      Elliott and Bank of East Asia hit pause in battle for control

      Strategic review could prompt sale of parts of Hong Kong’s last big family-run bank

      The Bank of East Asia (BEA) Ltd. building, left to right, China World Trade Center Tower III, and the Ping An Insurance Group Co. building stand in the central business district of Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 14, 2019. China is planning to approve new rules for foreign investment in the country this week, a sweeping overhaul of regulations that will affect corporate titans from Ford to Alibaba and Tencent. Photographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
      Standard Chartered PLC
      HK banks offer relief to customers amid coronavirus outbreak

      StanChart and HSBC to provide liquidity support to borrowers in their biggest market 

      People wearing protective masks sit next to a sculpture of a water buffalo in front of a Standard Chartered Plc branch in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The U.S. and Japanese governments advised their citizens to avoid travel to China as the spread of the coronavirus showed few signs of abating. Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
    • Friday, 14 June, 2019
      Bank of East Asia shares slump after profit warning
    • Monday, 7 May, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      US hedge funds drive surge in Asia investor activism

      Number of campaigns up almost tenfold since 2011 amid search for higher returns on risk

      A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee rests his hand on a logo of the bourse in Tokyo...A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee rests his hand on a logo of the bourse in Tokyo June 4, 2012. Japan's shares fell sharply in early trade on Monday, with the Topix index falling to a near three decades low, as disappointing U.S. jobs data added to concerns over a slowing Chinese economy and a deepening euro zone debt crisis. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS LOGO EMPLOYMENT)
    • Sunday, 22 April, 2018
      Investing in funds
      Spadework in China pays off as top five asset managers pull ahead

      Z-Ben executive says anyone resting on laurels will be overtaken quickly

      BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the podium during the unveiling of the Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People on October 25, 2017 in Beijing, China. China's ruling Communist Party today revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 19th congress. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 10 August, 2017
      Asia-Pacific equities
      Hang Seng drops 1.7% as Hong Kong financials falter
    • Friday, 19 August, 2016
      World
      Bank of East Asia profits hurt by Chinese impairments
    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2016
      Asia-Pacific companies
      Activist investors accelerate efforts to build influence in Asia

      Hedge fund efforts to shift policy are rubbing off on regular shareholders

      A man plays the augmented reality mobile game "Pokemon Go" by Nintendo in front of a shop selling Pokemon goods in Tokyo, Japan July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
    • Monday, 18 July, 2016
      Americas companies
      Elliott launches legal proceedings against Bank of East Asia

      US hedge fund hopes to pave way for trade sale of Hong Kong’s last family-run lender

      Paul Singer, chief executive of Elliott Management
    • Monday, 18 July, 2016
      World
      Elliott starts legal proceedings against Bank of East Asia
    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2016
      World
      Hong Kong market off to rough start
    • Thursday, 2 June, 2016
      Financial job losses
      Bank of East Asia shrinks securities presence in HK
    • Monday, 25 April, 2016
      UK banks
      China Renaissance gains approval for mainland brokerage
    • Thursday, 4 February, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Elliott calls on Bank of East Asia to sell itself

      Activist hedge fund returns to the attack on ‘entrenched’ executive management

      Key Speakers At The SALT Conference...Paul Singer, founder and president of Elliott Management Corp., speaks during the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Singer said he's betting the price of 30-year sovereign debt in the U.S., Europe and Japan will fall. Photographer: Jacob Kepler/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Paul Singer
    • Tuesday, 12 May, 2015
      Banks
      Elliott Advisors pursues HK’s Bank of East Asia

      Institution accused of placing its founding family ahead of other investors

      epa04184757 An exterior view of Bank of East Asia signage, Hong Kong, China, 28 April 2014.  EPA/ALEX HOFFORD
    • Monday, 16 February, 2015
      Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
      China’s big banks sidestep ‘too big to fail’ capital buffers

      Regulators fearful of crimping global growth give lenders special treatment

    • Sunday, 15 February, 2015
      Fund management
      The week: February 16

      Elliott launches legal battle against Bank of East Asia and Third Point buys into Fanuc

    • Wednesday, 11 February, 2015
      US & Canadian companies
      Elliott challenges Bank of East Asia in court

      Activist hedge fund seeks explanation for Hong Kong bank’s sale of shares to Japan’s SMFG

      This file photo taken on February 17, 2009 shows a woman walking past Bank of East Asia advertising in Hong Kong. Spain's largest savings bank La Caixa said on December 30, 2009 it had reached an agreement to raise its stake in the Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia to 14.99 percent from 9.81 percent for 476 million USD. AFP PHOTO / FILES / MIKE CLARKE (Photo credit should read MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Tuesday, 28 October, 2014
      News in-depthFT Trading Room
      Bank of East Asia’s relationship-building prowess blocks offers

      Bank of East Asia is a near-perfect example of tangled ties that drive so much business in Asia

      Li Ka-shing, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd., center, Victor Li, managing director of Cheung Kong, left, and David Li, chairman of Bank of East Asia Ltd., right, leave a polling station for the chief executive election in Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Leung Chun-ying, a former Hong Kong government adviser who pledged to address a growing wealth gap, was selected as the Chinese region's next chief executive after a campaign marked by scandals and protests. Photographer: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Li Ka-shing; Victor Li; David Li
    • Sunday, 17 November, 2013
      Banks
      Banking: Niche groups offer entrée to mainland

      Small family-owned institutions are unlikely to maintain their independence

    • Tuesday, 17 September, 2013
      Banks
      Takeover talk triggers rally on Hong Kong banks
    • Thursday, 8 August, 2013
      FT AlphavilleCardiff Garcia
      Fun stuff in the BEA’s working papers about the GDP measurement changes
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