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How Citi ASEAN's workforce champion adaptability, diversity

How Citi ASEAN's workforce champion adaptability, diversity

Joel Fastenberg talks about how Citi rose to the challenge of digitization, work-from-home and diversity.

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Debates arise on security law's effects on Hong Kong finance sector

Is there really a capital exodus from Hong Kong to Singapore?

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Recovery still not in sight for ASEAN banks

Operational green shoots remain vulnerable as borders are still closed.

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What banks are getting wrong in their restructuring plans

Lenders are relying too much on past risk data and numbers instead of long-term growth prospects.

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Amidst a crisis, Hong Kong's Mox Bank sees boundless opportunities

The neobank has outlined a bold plan to kickstart a new generation of virtual-savvy customers.

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Trials reflect weak economic ground for Cambodian banks

Wide credit-to-GDP elevate risks linked to economic imbalances.

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Huge capital gap hounds China's big banks

The gap could expand up to $943b by 2024.

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Razer's digital bank proposition aims to dazzle the global youth

The consortium is going big with its dream of meeting the underserved youth’s financial needs globally.

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Pandemic disrupts digital banks' momentum in Asia

Their target markets have been severely hit by the pandemic.

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End of moratoriums to rain carnage on Singapore banks' H2 prospects: analyst

Loan moratoriums are set to expire in H2, putting asset and loan quality at risk.

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Soft labour market drags on Singapore banks' consumer loans: analyst

Bank loans shrank for the first time since September 2016.

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Meet ZA Bank, Hong Kong's first virtual-only lender

The bank’s slogan of co-creation belies a strong charm offensive of attractive deposit rates.

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How Indonesia's biggest bank is pushing MSMEs to go international

Bank BRI recorded $33.5m in transaction value from local MSME exports in 2019.

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Hope for Malaysian banks in 2021 after ‘washout' 2020: analyst

Bank earnings are likely to rebound 7.9% YoY in aggregate net profit.

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Small banks in Malaysia, Singapore under threat as neobanks emerge

Small banks could lose market share as digital newcomers target underserved segments.

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What can Asian banks learn from ING's new headquarters?

The bank’s CEOs and board members no longer have their own offices and instead work together in one large space.

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Asian equities lost up to $3.5t in investor wealth due to pandemic

Safeguarding wealth and low-risk assets will be investors’ focus.

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