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These core financial ratios provide an indication of how successful a bank is at generating profits using shareholders' funds, and of how strong its finances are.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at Espirito Santo Investment Bank Research in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

SINGAPORE, June 16 Fitch Ratings has affirmed HSBC Amanah Takaful Sdn Bhd's Insurer Financial Strength rating at 'A-' with Stable Outlook and has simultaneously withdrawn the rating.

African Barrick Gold: Citi moves target price from 175p to 124p and maintains a sell recommendation.

One woman's chronicle of the death and suffering in Wuli has shed light on the grim plight of the Zhejiang 'cancer village', writes Hazel Knowles.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed HSBC Bank Middle East's Long-term Issuer Default Rating at 'AA-' and Viability Rating at 'bbb'.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by Berenberg Bank in a research note issued on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network reports.

Yuan forwards are trading at the biggest discount to the spot rate in four years and the top Dim Sum debt underwriters predict a halt to appreciation.

This compares to an average yield of 5.56% in the "Banking & Savings" preferred stock category, according to Preferred Stock Channel .

Pacific Investment Management Co. and HSBC Global Asset Management see opportunity in the Indian rupee 's slide to a record low.

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ASOS: HSBC Holdings increases target price from 3660p to 4380p and keeps an overweight rating.

HSBC Holdings Plc received an approach from a unit of Safra Group to buy the Monaco private bank the Safra family once owned, and is also considering selling parts of its Swiss private bank, three people with knowledge of the situation said.

Hong Kong shares were poised to start lower on Friday, with HSBC Holdings the top percentage losers on the Hang Seng benchmark with a 0.9 percent slide.

China's service sector PMI rose in May to 51.2, according to HSBC and Markit, but that data point will unlikely pull China equity out of the doldrums.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's delay in pushing forward plans to loosen Japanese business rules heightened pressure on the central bank to sustain confidence as stocks extended their slump from last month's five-year high.

's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Espirito Santo Investment Bank Research in a research report issued on Wednesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports.

European stocks retreated, following a decline in U.S. equities yesterday, as investors weighed comments by Federal Reserve policy makers on when to scale back the central bank's bond-buying program.

SERVICE activity at China's private and export-oriented firms improved slightly in May, giving new evidence that the recovery of the world's second-largest economy remains fragile.

Asian markets were trading lower early Wednesday, following overnight losses at Wall Street, as concerns about an early pullback of the Fed's asset purchase program continued to hurt sentiment.