BLOOMBERG The yuan is set to bounce as the government’s efforts to boost consumption bear fruit and the lure of higher-yielding assets abroad diminishes, according to the offshore wealth arm of Citic Securities Co. The currency is likely to gain 5% versus the dollar over the next year or two as economic data start to show measures to bolster demand …

BLOOMBERG National Australia Bank (NAB) is planning to close its Hong Kong office and consolidate operations into mainland China, Singapore and Japan. The closure of the office will take place over the next 18 months, Krista Baetens, a Singapore-based NAB executive, said in a statement. The Australian Financial Review earlier reported the decision, saying the office houses about 50 staff …

BLOOMBERG Laurentian Bank of Canada ended its strategic review without finding a buyer and plans to carry on as an independent firm with a slimmer management team. The company’s shares plunged. The Canadian bank announced in July it was examining its options. It hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to run the process and considered a number of possibilities, including a …