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Citi appoints Kartik Mani as the Head of Consumer Banking in Asia
6 Apr 21
He replaces Gonzalo Luchetti, who is the new head of consumer banking in the US.
What's up with central banks' craze around digital currencies?
2 Apr 21
Whilst it may improve payment systems, card firms and payment platforms won’t be happy with the potential new competition.
Japan's financial firms face activist climate votes as AGMs near
31 Mar 21
Mizuho was forced to vote on a climate-focused resolution in its AGM last year, but more firms are being targeted in 2021.
HSBC Singapore names new global liquidity head
23 Mar 21
Winnie Yap will be responsible for treasury solutions for Singapore firms.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley offers bitcoin to wealth clients; SLB market could hit $150b this year
23 Mar 21
And Barclays expands private banking unit to France and Italy.
Philippine banks' credit weakness to persist throughout 2021
5 Mar 21
Non-performing assets ratio is expected to rise to 5.5%-6% by the end of the year.
Indonesia's PAYFAZZ, Singapore fintech Xfers form financial entity
5 Mar 21
PAYFAZZ is also investing US$30m in Xfers.
Two digital banks in every APAC market to challenge incumbents: study
4 Mar 21
Need for new capabilities to push bank-fintech collaborations in the region.
Bank accounts of suspected scammers can be frozen within a day: Singapore minister
2 Mar 21
Singapore Minister Desmond Tan lays out plans to prevent scams.
MAS unveils joint paper on managing remote working risks
2 Mar 21
Financial institutions are called to benchmark their practices against examples in the study.
No significant funds from Myanmar firms, individuals in Singapore banks: MAS
24 Feb 21
The regulator expects financial institutions to remain vigilant to any risk-posing transactions.
Japan's banking regulator surveys lenders on impact of COVID restrictions
9 Feb 21
The regulator is reportedly seeking to prevent a huge rise in bankruptices of businesses.
Taiwan's central bank punishes Deutsche, ING, ANZ on currency speculation
9 Feb 21
They are not allowed to trade Taiwan dollar deliverable, non-deliverable forwards for a time.
India's ‘bad bank' to hasten cleanup of local lenders' balance sheets
5 Feb 21
But analysts warned that it may cause banks to take up undue risk.
Ant Group may resume IPOs once problems resolved: report
27 Jan 21
PBOC is still investigating monopolies in the fintech company.
HSBC CEO to face UK officials over frozen Hong Kong accounts
25 Jan 21
Noel Quinn is set to appear before the foreign affairs committee’s hearings on Tuesday.
St. James's Place's Gary Harvey on rise of tech, other wealth advisory trends
21 Jan 21
Despite rise of robo-advisory, Singaporeans overwhelmingly prefer face-to-face advisory, he said.
Hong Kong banking staff arrested over $810m money laundering case
20 Jan 21
Five men and two women between the ages of 30-37 were arrested in raids.
Emerging markets' banks face three main risks in 2021
20 Jan 21
Asset quality indicators are likely to deteriorate, and local geopolitics will also weigh in.
MUFG Bank Hong Kong appoints new head of global markets research Asia
20 Jan 21
MUFG Bank (Hong Kong) has appointed Lin Li as its head of Global Markets Research Asia, the bank announced in a press release.
Bangladesh issues sovereign sukuk worth $463.24m
19 Jan 21
A total of 39 financial institutions participated in the auction.
Shopee parent Sea acquires Indonesia's Bank BKE
18 Jan 21
The tech startup has raised $3b in stock offering for its business expansion plans.
South Korea keen to sell Woori Financial stake by 2022
5 Jan 21
To recoup public funds, stake should be sold at $11.33 per share.
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
18 Dec 20
We're taking the time off!
Weekly Global News Wrap: World Bank ups target for climate financing; COVID loan fraud rate 'five times than normal'
15 Dec 20
And Credit Suisse says Q4 business 'continued' trend of past three months.
APAC banks paid $5.1b in fines for money laundering breaches in 2020
11 Dec 20
The 1MBD scandal saw Malaysia to issue fines worth $3.9b.
Chinese financial institutions' 2021 outlook negative: Moody's
10 Dec 20
Banks may see new NPL formation, whilst credit costs are projected to stay high.
APAC developed market banks' revenue prospects to stabilize in 2021
8 Dec 20
But earnings headwinds and asset quality will remain under pressure.
APAC banks' asset quality sighted to further deteriorate in 2021
4 Dec 20
Sustained-but-subdued profits may drive banks to take on more risk to boost earnings.
LIBOR transition: A trigger for re-thinking IT platforms
2 Dec 20
What does replacing LIBOR mean for financial services firms?
Westpac sells general insurance arm to Allianz for $535m
2 Dec 20
The transaction is set to be completed by the second half of 2021.
Bangladesh's banking industry remains under stress: S&P
26 Nov 20
The sector faces many issues including high credit risk and weak underwriting standards.
Singapore reaffirms plans to award digital bank licenses by end-2020
26 Nov 20
The regulator is unperturbed with China’s recent fintech crackdown.
India's proposed corporate ownership of banks heightens sector's vulnerability
24 Nov 20
Large corporate defaults, supervisory challenges amongst top concerns for the plan.
Pandemic-driven rapid digital growth benefits APAC incumbent banks
12 Nov 20
Despite the rise in digital banking demand, neobanks’ performances faltered compared to incumbent peers.
Singapore, Indonesia central banks extend bilateral agreement
5 Nov 20
It entails a local currency bilateral swap and a repo agreement.
China halts Ant Group's $35b IPO: report
5 Nov 20
This may be the country’s way of showing Ma who’s the boss, says analyst.
Private Equity in a post-COVID 19 world
27 Oct 20
If the Global Financial Crisis (“GFC”) was a disaster to the financial sector, the COVID-19 pandemic is a catastrophe (if not...
Asian banks could be wasting their digital potential
21 Oct 20
Going digital does not equal better cost benefits, and developed markets are most at risk, says Morgan Stanley.
APAC provisioning levels to remain elevated until 2021: Fitch
30 Sep 20
Annualised credit costs of 79 APAC banks averaged 1.26% of gross loans in H1.
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