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Danske official points to other banks’ ties in Estonia scandal 

Bloomberg It seems increasingly clear that Danske Bank A/S was far from alone in its involvement in one of the world’s biggest money laundering scandals. Karsten Dybvad, the chairman of Denmark’s largest lender, says he hopes the $230 billion dirty money saga that has engulfed Danske doesn’t end up being even bigger. “But we can see in other banks that ...

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Deutsche Bank weighs giving up office space in Hong Kong skycraper

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG, the struggling German lender that’s in talks about a merger with Commerzbank AG, is weighing giving up as many as three of the 10 floors it occupies in Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper, people with knowledge of the matter said. Deutsche Bank signed the 10-year lease in the 484 meter (1,588 feet) International Commerce Centre in 2010 ...

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BofA purchases biggest distressed asset in India

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp. (BofA) has bought its biggest distressed asset in India, adding to a growing trend of foreign investors diving deeper into the country’s massive pile of bad debt. A group of investors led by the US bank have paid 33 billion rupees ($479 million) for soured loans of a beleaguered Indian maker of cast iron pipes, ...

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