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Kris Hendrieckx talks with Asian Banking & Finance on next two Sibos events in Asia

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Sibos will be back in Singapore in 2015 and Asian Banking & Finance interviewed Sibos Head Kris Hendrieckx to talk about what Asian bankers can expect from the next two Sibos events in Asia. Read ››

Bringing Asia’s Financial Services Industry to the Cloud

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IT has suffered from an image problem across much of the financial services world. Read ››

ATM suppliers in Asia note brisk sales despite global crisis

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Consumers want more from their ATMs aside from cash. Read ››

Card payments in Asia Pacific: the state of the nations

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Andrew Dickinson takes a look at some big changes ahead in the credit card arena, particularly in Australia. Read ››

Investing with your all-weather financial partner

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You might see your wealth protection and growth plans get displaced in the current economic climate, but having the right banking partner makes all the difference.“We are committed to developing 'all-weather' investment plans with our customers. Read ››

A guiding partner for SME development

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Everyone acknowledges the SMEs important role in economic growth, social cohesion, employment and local development, accounting for over 95 percent of enterprises and 60 to 70percent of employment. Read ››

Effecting a ‘prison’ escape from binding loan terms

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Quirky. . . clever. . . captivating. These three words best describes GE Money Singapore’s advertising campaign for JAMES that features a humorous juxtaposition of life’s joy and pain situations.The campaign was rolled-out in a novel and well-thought programme designed to help customers relate to the dichotomy of satisfaction from achieving life goals while experiencing the loss of freedom as a “prisoner” to loans’ binding terms. Read ››

Uplifting women through financial empowerment

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Women are increasingly balancing their acts of earning for the family while tending to their role as home makers. Read ››

Will sport sponsorship be running on empty in 2009?

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“Nobody knows what’s going to happen,” said F1 guru, Bernie Ecclestone, when asked what the impact of the financial crisis will be on major sports sponsorship. Read ››

Liberating trapped liquidity through a centralised treasury

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ABN AMRO’s Timothy O’ Keeffe explains the challenges faced by corporate treasuries and recommends ways on how to achieve a more centralized and automated flow of information and investments. Read ››

Indonesia’s foreign bank spending spree

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Big-name foreign bank CEO’s can be forgiven for thinking Indonesian lenders are the best things since sliced bread. Read ››

Why ‘Gapping’ may not be enough to bridge the gap

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As the big names in global banking continue to tumble, more than a few eyes have been turning to the local markets to ask the inevitable (but unthinkable) what if it happens here? Read ››

Has NAB nabbed top spot for good in Austraila?

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Like a thief in the night came National Australia Bank to snare the top spot on the rungs of Australia’s banking ladder. Read ››

Loans fast becoming a risky business

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Korea’s banking sector may have nothing to do with Tom Cruise, star of the film Risky Business or his penchant for the occult for that matter, but one thing is certain, loans are becoming a risky business for Woori Financial Group. Read ››

Does Bank Century mark a return to ‘97 for Indonesia?

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Market reaction to the first significant bank failure in South East Asia couldn’t have been more subdued if the entire proceedings had happened deep in darkest Myanmar. Read ››