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Asian stock markets turned in a mixed performance Friday, fluctuating as uncertainty over debt-laden Greece weighed on investors.

Bank of America Taps Goldman Director for China Post Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Goldman Sachs s Edmund Sim as a director for its China equity capital markets team.

Canada s Bank of Nova Scotia could secure a 15 percent stake in Vietnam s VietinBank , a state-run magazine quoted the chairman of the Southeast Asian nation s fourth-largest lender as saying.

The insulation and plasterboard specialist says the snow and freezing weather that hit Europe at the start of this year halt the recovery of the insulation market

Tidjane Thiam, chief executive of Prudential of the UK, knocked back an offer to join Société Générale’s board after investors were astonished that he could consider such…

News Corp deputy chairman Chase Carey is being lined up to take the helm at Germany s only pay TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland , the Financial Times reported in its Friday edition.

Asian stocks rose on Friday, led by Japanese exporters and consumer-related shares, with investor expectations of a steady economic recovery helping markets close in on a sixth straight week of gains.

* Nikkei edges up after hurt by euro, Greece the day before * Aeon climbs; profit outlook beats market expectations * Property shares drop as commercial land prices sink

Hong Kong shares moved in a range around break-even early Friday, with mainland Chinese banks broadly weak on concerns about monetary tightening by China. But commodity stocks traded generally higher despite a slip in some resource prices.

A rise in profit has led the baker to speed up its store opening programme as it tries to broaden its customer base during the recession with new products, including breakfast deals and freshly ground coffee