Spain's Criteria CaixaCorp , BEA's current largest single stakeholder with 9.04 percent of its shares, could also try to increase its stake in the bank.

BEA employees, who dealt with the transactions on July 16, 2010, were questioned by the defence on how long it would take to withdraw and deposit HK$350,000 in cash.

Elliott Management Corp has raised its stake in Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA) <0023.HK> less than two weeks before the Hong Kong lender defends itself in court against a lawsuit brought by the U.S ...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief did his best to reassure anguished account holders yesterday, declaring that BEA had plenty of capital and promising that the city's financial system ...