NEW YORK, Nov 20 - Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis has said he would consider postponing his retirement if directors need more time to find a successor or smooth the transition...
* Regulators seize Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida * FDIC says Central Bank, in Minnesota, to assume deposits * Commerce Bank had one branch, $79.7 million in assets WASHINGTON, Nov 20 - The tally of...
* Trichet says banks must prepare for reversal of stimulus * Buba's Weber: regulators must stubbornly pursue reforms * Deutsche Bank CEO - financial bubbles need to be studied * Says not much has been...
HONG KONG, Nov 19 - ICICI Bank <ICBK.BO>, India's second-biggest lender, has lowered the spread range on its dollar bonds to 337.5-350 basis points (bps) over U.S. Treasuries after strong demand, a source close to...
* Record $73 bln fund flows into HK raise asset bubble fears * C.bank head says rising Asian rates could aggravate inflows * Surging inflows pose problems for many emerging mkts (Adds details, formerly slugged...
JAKARTA, Nov 20 - Lending by Indonesian commercial banks is expected to grow more than 20 percent in 2010, Darmin Nasution, the central bank's senior deputy governor, said on Friday. Bank Indonesia (BI), the central...
* Fund inflows aimed mainly at stock, property markets * Chan says unclear if Hong Kong experiencing asset bubble HONG KONG, Nov 20 - Hong Kong's central bank chief Norman Chan warned that Hong Kong...
HONG KONG, Nov 20 - Hong Kong's central bank chief Norman Chan warned that Hong Kong asset prices could rise sharply next year and disconnect from fundamentals, raising the risk of a bubble, and surging...
* Intervention not seen as dangerous for wider bank system * Expected to be officially announced on Friday (Adds government quote, details) CARACAS, Nov 19 - Venezuela is to take control of four small banks,...
CARACAS, Nov 19 - Venezuela is to take control of four small banks, government sources with knowledge of the action said, citing problems of solvency and the origin of funds. The move is not seen...