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• MOVES-Winton Capital appoints City grandee David Walker as chairman
  LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - British hedge fund firm Winton Capital Group said on Monday it had appointed City grandee David Walker, outgoing chairman of Barclays Plc, as chairman.
• UPDATE 1-Philippine c.bank: Any rate hike need not be in sync with Fed
  MANILA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank can afford to leave its policy settings on hold for most of this year, and the timing and magnitude of any interest rate hike would not be determined by the U.S. Federal Reserve's actions, its governor said on Monday.
• UPDATE 2-Japan's ANA says considering investment in bankrupt Skymark Airlines
  * Monday's deadline for airlines to submit Skymark reform interest (Adds report of AirAsia applying to be Skymark sponsor)
• BRIEF-HSBC CEO says Swiss bank's failings are source of shame
  * Hsbc ceo gulliver says global banking & markets business has had satisfactory start to year
• HIGHLIGHTS-Singapore raises taxes on top earners, lifts spending in new budget
  The following are some highlights of Singapore's budget proposals for the fiscal year that will begin April 1.
• Singapore to raise personal income tax rate for top earners, from 2016
  SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Singapore is raising the personal income tax rate for top income earners starting with their earnings in 2016, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced on Monday in his budget speech.
• Fitch: Quantitative Easing Can Support Sovereign Ratings
  (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Quantitative Easing: Impact on Sovereigns http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=862289 LONDON, February 23 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings says in a new report that a credible and effective quantitative easing (QE) programme can provide supp
• BRIEF-DVB Bank closes first aircraft asset backed securitisation
  * Says completed sale of 20 aircraft valued at approximately $814 million
• Macquarie funds raise stake in RWE's Czech gas distribution
  PRAGUE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A consortium of funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets has agreed to acquire an additional 15 percent stake in the main Czech gas distribution network from Germany's RWE, Macquarie said on Monday.
• UPDATE 1-Singapore raises spending, retirement benefits in budget plan
  * Global economy not a temporary challenge - finance minister