INTERVIEW: Australia&#39;s CBA Eyes China Bank Investment
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AU) may acquire up to 20% of mid-sized Chinese bank Jinan City Commercial Bank to secure a foothold in China&#39;s growing finance services sector.
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Seeking to reassure those nervous about foreign takeovers, the head of Chinaâs government investment fund said Thursday that China would invest mostly in portfolios.
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Chinese banks will be able to invest client money in British stocks and mutual funds, China said after a striking a deal with the European nation's regulators.
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By Liu Baijia  If the number of times a CEO visits any given market is an indication of its importance, then China must be very significant for Australian telecom giant Telstra.
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China will push its banks to  forge deeper into overseas markets for acquisitions and a  global profile, a top bank regulator said on Sunday.
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China Power International Development Ltd., a unit of the nation&#39;s fifth-biggest utility, may buy assets from its parent as early as mid-2005 as part of plans to triple capacity in five years, Chief Executive Li Xiaolin said.
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The banks, which include Citigroup and UBS, are considering injecting capital into Ambac and assuming some of the risks associated with guarantees written by the company.
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The head of China's central bank  said on Sunday Beijing's efforts to curb excessive credit  growth were bearing fruit, increasing chances the country's  booming economy would achieve a "soft landing."
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China&#39;s huge investment in Barclays Bank is part of the cashed-up Asian giant&#39;s plan to spend big on foreign assets around the world and deepen its global commercial influence, analysts said Tuesday.
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LONDON/BEIJING  - British bank Barclays  has raised its bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion), helped by some of the biggest ever overseas investments by China and Singapore.
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China&#39;s biggest computer maker said it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure that comes amid reports it might buy IBM&#39;s personal computer business.
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HSBC Holdings , Europe's biggest bank, is acquiring The Chinese Bank Co. in Taiwan and will provide it with additional capital of between $300 million and $400 million, it said on Friday.
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Several U.S. financial firms have inquired whether China Life Insurance Co   would like to invest in them, Wan Feng, the president of the nation's biggest insurer, said on Wednesday.
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China's biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which comes amid reports it might buy IBM Corp.'s personal computer business.
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SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s BHP Billiton the world&#39;s biggest miner, said yesterday that China is likely to be a catalyst for an extended price rise in metals.
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The world&#39;s largest mining group, BHP  Billington Ltd.,  is considering a rival bid for  aluminum producer Alcan Inc.  and has hired an  investment bank, sources familiar with the matter said on  Monday.
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China's move to become the biggest shareholder in Rio Tinto could face scrutiny by Australian regulators.