Blogs & Opinion News
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17 Apr 13
BY MOORAD CHOUDHRY
278 reads
Many commentators have pointed out the circle of money that is quantitative easing and which has been responsible, ultimately, for the record highs observed this year of the Dow Jones and FTSE equity indices. Read ››
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25 Mar 13
BY FINIAN TOH
626 reads
There is a common misconception that there is a huge difference in pace and culture between Asian and foreign multinational banks. Read ››
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18 Mar 13
BY NICHOLAS TAN
477 reads
A few months ago during a course that I did for a group of South Korean bankers, there was a moment where the conversation turned round to what kind of special perks and benefits were given to the South Korean bank customer who had more money than the average retail customer. Read ››
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08 Mar 13
BY MOBASHER ZEIN KAZMI
529 reads
The LIBOR scandal rocked the world of finance last year after reports emerged of gross misconduct by Barclay’s Bank in the submission of LIBOR rates to the British Banker’s Association (BBA). Read ››
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06 Mar 13
BY MARTIN SMITH
459 reads
The growing trend of central banks around the world to stimulate economic growth by instituting quantitative easing is having the effect – either intended or unintended - of rapidly depreciating major currencies such as the Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan, US Dollar and Euro. Read ››
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04 Feb 13
BY MARK YOUNG
768 reads
Fitch Ratings’ outlook for Asia-Pacific (APAC) banks is a broad reflection of their ability to handle the risks of a less favourable external environment. Read ››
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04 Feb 13
BY EUGENE CHEN 陳仲漁
515 reads
Ostensibly, the country's GDP per capita remains little change in the past twenty years and the banking industry hasn't change much either. Read ››
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29 Jan 13
BY SHEKAR GANESH
924 reads
Management guru late C.K. Prahalad defined Competing for future as ‘getting to the customer first for less.’ What are banks doing to get closer to their customers, especially the customers of tomorrow? Read ››
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19 Dec 12
BY NITHYA SRIDHARAN
1114 reads
The recent developments in the LIBOR scandal feels like we're back in the ages of the Merchant of Venice. Read ››
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07 Nov 12
BY STEPHEN ROSLING
731 reads
It’s fair to say that, at the moment, consumer protection high on the agenda of many national regulators and central banks. Read ››
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06 Nov 12
BY ANANDA GUDIMETLA
1440 reads
Erroneous software sometimes play havoc in Capital markets. In 2012, the NASDAQ and other global stock exchanges were affected due to erroneous software not once, but thrice within a period of just three months! Read ››
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29 Oct 12
BY JOHNNY MCGINLEY
1499 reads
2011 has been labelled as the “year of revolt” with the birth of the Occupy movement and the Arab Spring uprising. Read ››
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22 Oct 12
BY CHRISTINE WRIGHT
1031 reads
Asia’s banking and finance sector is still actively hiring – evidence that particular skills are in demand in the region despite the current global economic climate. Read ››
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22 Oct 12
BY MOORAD CHOUDHRY
892 reads
We speak of the “global” financial crash of 2008 but in many respects the crash was a trans-Atlantic one; certainly the bank crash was concentrated amongst US and European banks, although the economic impact was transmitted worldwide. Read ››
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15 Oct 12
BY LIEW NAM SOON
981 reads
The global financial crisis of 2008 has taught the financial services industry several lessons: the importance of managing liquidity; the need to strengthen and institutionalize appropriate risk culture; and to always be prepared for the unexpected. Read ››
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30 Sep 12
BY GEORGE MCFERRAN
1025 reads
Hong Kong and Singapore are popular places to build careers. Read ››
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12 Sep 12
BY MICHAEL LAFFERTY
675 reads
A number of countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America have ‘come in from the cold’ in recent years as a result of a pent-up desire for political and societal renewal. Read ››
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06 Sep 12
BY RETO GRUENENFELDER PHD
699 reads
High Availability is a Business Decision
Before automated teller machines, customers looking to access banking services had no choice but to wait in line at a bank, during its opening hours. Read ››
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06 Sep 12
BY MARK YOUNG
718 reads
High or rapidly increasing leverage, together with mounting exposure to China, will constrain upward rating momentum for banks in Asia-Pacific (APAC). Read ››
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22 Aug 12
BY GEORGE MCFERRAN
1624 reads
The last 12 months have taught us that Asia Pacific is not immune to the redundancies that have swept through global financial services. Read ››
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31 Jul 12
BY MOHIT MEHROTRA & ANURODH PANDEY
1153 reads
This article illustrates key drivers behind restructuring of banks in Vietnam and highlights the key priorities in the restructuring journey. Read ››
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31 Jul 12
BY CHRISTINE WRIGHT
1858 reads
Despite current global economic conditions, demand is still evident across Asia’s banking and finance sector for particular skills. Read ››
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31 Jul 12
BY JOHNNY MCGINLEY
969 reads
June and July have been particularly bad public relations months for the banking industry in the United Kingdom. Read ››
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25 Jul 12
BY MICHAEL LAFFERTY
812 reads
We proposed that Barclays should be split into two separate banks - one focused on retail banking and the other on investment banking - in our 5 July Commentary. Read ››
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17 Jul 12
BY MICHAEL LAFFERTY
755 reads
Supervision of Spain’s troubled banking system has now passed largely into the hands of inspectors drawn from the European Commission, the IMF, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Banking Authority (EBA). Read ››
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13 Jul 12
BY CHRISTIAN RAUCH
1292 reads
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05 Jul 12
BY MICHAEL LAFFERTY
921 reads
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29 Jun 12
BY JON GOLDING
922 reads
The recent controversy in the United Kingdom concerning the comedian Jimmy Carr’s offshore tax avoidance scheme has again raised the thorny issue of what is acceptable to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) where tax planning is concerned. Read ››
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28 Jun 12
BY RICHARD FARMER
1032 reads
Cost-cutting at banking and financial institutions around the world is impacting confidence of employees in the industry locally, with employees ranking the financial health of a company as the most important factor when looking for a new workplace. Read ››
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28 Jun 12
BY GEORGE MCFERRAN
1303 reads
Employees are seeking it and employers are supplying it: mobility. Read ››
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05 Jun 12
BY GEORGE MCFERRAN
2200 reads
There are more redundancies and fewer vacancies in Asian and Pacific financial services than a year ago as many institutions strive to slash costs in an uncertain global economic environment. Read ››
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01 Jun 12
BY JOHNNY MCGINLEY
2382 reads
I have found myself thinking recently that it is a challenging time to be a Public Relations Manager in both the Asian and global banking sector. Read ››
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01 Jun 12
BY 余雅倫 (SUN EAST 孫東)
1429 reads
Gold isn't an investment the way most folks see it. Read ››
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01 Jun 12
BY AJAY KOTKAR
1625 reads
In these tough times, as the global financial industry is going through turbulent times, the Asian banking and financial services industry, relatively less impacted, is learning from the lessons and preparing for the times to come. Read ››
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01 Jun 12
BY SURESH SANKARAN
2173 reads
What is Basel II / Basel III / Basel Quattro? Read ››
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03 May 12
BY ROBERT ANDRIESSEN
2501 reads
Indonesia is again on the front pages of the newspapers, now it is the largest bank acquisition since years. Read ››
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03 May 12
BY MARC BURRAGE
3232 reads
Demand remains steady for candidates across Asia’s banking and finance sector despite the current global economic conditions. Read ››
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03 May 12
BY TIM HINTON
2658 reads
Asia’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are thriving, benefiting from strong economic growth throughout the region. Read ››
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07 Mar 12
BY MATT BALDWIN
2665 reads
Although asset management is considered the most consistently profitable business in financial services, there has been extreme volatility in the degree to which individual firms capture profits. Read ››
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02 Mar 12
BY SURESH SANKARAN
3610 reads
It was a financial services seminar with the agenda focused on recognising the triggers for the current financial environment. Read ››
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