* Asia Inc seeks to improve models to mitigate risk * Growth/risk balance now given more importance TOKYO, Sept 23 - A year ago, when Shinsei Bank Chairman Masamoto Yashiro was asked why Japanese banks...
* Expects to pay higher dividend this year * Spends 80 mln baht this year on increasing capacity (Adds details, expansions) BANGKOK, Aug 4 - Dynasty Ceramic PCL <DCC.BK>, Thailand's biggest tile maker, said on...
BANGKOK, Aug 4 - Dynasty Ceramic PCL <DCC.BK>, Thailand's biggest tile maker, said on Tuesday it expected a record net profit in 2009, paving the way for a higher dividend, after it boosted sales outlets...
MELBOURNE, July 28 - Conglomerate Wesfarmers <WES.AX> sees a better outlook for the Australian retail sector as global economic conditions start to improve, Chief Executive Richard Goyder said on Tuesday. At the beginning of the...
* Australia food, liquor Q4 like-for-like sales up 7.9 pct * Big W discount store Q4 like-for-like sales jump 11.5 pct * NZ supermarkets sales growth picks up in Q4 * Shares slip 0.4 percent...
* Australia food, liquor Q4 like-for-like sales up 7.9 pct * Big W discount store Q4 like-for-like sales jump 11.5 pct * NZ supermarkets sales growth picks up in Q4 (Adds details) MELBOURNE, July 22...
* More Australian companies may undertake demergers * Share price performance post demerger impressive * Orica, Qantas, seen among companies that may demerge units SYDNEY, June 23 - 'Demerge and flourish' may well become the...
* Bond, equity refinancing of loans frees up cash for reuse * Bankers getting ready to underwrite M&A loans * M&A deals not expected until after the summer LONDON, June 15 - European companies' drive...
TOKYO, June 2 - Gary Chan is on sabbatical leave from his job leading UBS AG's private equity coverage in Japan, two people familiar with the matter said. The global private equity market has been...
* Short-selling ban on financials lifted ahead of deadline * Analysts, dealers expect little impact * Financials, REIT sector fall, but volume light (Adds market reaction, analyst comments) MELBOURNE, May 25 - Australia's markets regulator...