INDONESIA - BANKING - Malayan Banking Berhad : BII Records 45% Increase in Net Profit for FY 2011

www.4-traders.com - Jakarta - PT Bank Internasional Indonesia Tbk ("BII or the "Bank) today announced a consolidated net profit of Rp669 billion for the full year ended 31 December 2011, a 45% increase from the Rp461 billion in the previous corresponding period ended 31 December 2010. The Bank's profit before tax reached Rp985 billion, 25% up compared to the previous corresponding period. The improved performance was mainly driven by solid growth across the Bank's core businesses, improvement of asset quality, as well as from overall operational improvements. (source)

INDONESIA - BANKING - AmBank Issues Six New Call Warrants - Subsidiary Bank Islam looking for Bank Muamalat

www.4-traders.com - AmBank (M) Berhad ("AmBank") is issuing six new European style cash-settled structured warrants to meet investor demand for investment alternatives and trading opportunities. For AmBank's upcoming issuance, there will be six call warrants ("CW") over the ordinary shares of BIMB Holdings Berhad ("BIMB"), Eastern & Oriental Berhad ("E&O"), MMC Corporation Berhad ("MMCCORP"), Petronas Dagangan Berhad ("PETDAG"), Time Dotcom Berhad ("TIMECOM") and UOA Development Berhad ("UOADEV"). The structured warrants will have tenures of approximately eight months each and will be listed on 22 February 2012 with issue size of up to 100 million each. All six structured warrants will be listed via the market making method. (source)