The deal will create an entity with $45 billion under management in Asia, but there are obstacles to integrating the businesses, note industry observers.
Singapore’s DBS is hungry for more acquisitions after agreeing to buy ANZ’s Asia retail and wealth business. But ABN Amro’s Asian private bank may be another step too far, too fast.
The Royal Bank of Scotland will not face any disciplinary action from local authorities after it agreed to repurchase Lehman-linked equity notes sold to professional investors at 100%.
The Dutch lender continues its private bank expansion in Asia, hiring Ian Pollock, the former regional head of VP Bank, to replace Arjan de Boer, who is being promoted.
Bank compliance and legal counsel officers raise serious doubts over how new regulatory rules to curb rogue algo trading would be applied and who would potentially be held liable.
Jan Lee joins BoS as chief economist and Alistair Marsh is appointed head of trading advisory and product development, as Mark Chan moves to ABN Amro Private Banking.