Deutsche Bank PWM shutters Indonesia mutual-funds business
The German firm's private-wealth unit has ceased offering mutual funds onshore in Indonesia, having failed to achieve sufficient scale.
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HSBC sells margin lending business to St George
The Australian bank picks up the portfolio with a book value of $324 million.
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