APAC
Acquisition of Citi’s ASEAN units to boost revenue: UOB
Total UOB cardholders in the region jumped 60% as of end-2022.
Acquisition of Citi’s ASEAN units to boost revenue: UOB
Total UOB cardholders in the region jumped 60% as of end-2022.
Amanda Lee named APAC head of third party manager solutions for Citi
All of Citi’s mutual fund sales team members in the region report to her.
Natixis CIB Global Markets Leadership Team branches out in Australia
Thomas Moffat and Oscar Austin have been chosen.
Modelling, simulation key to powering businesses forward in an everchanging macro-economic, geopolitical, and ESG landscape
Converging business with technology can improve profitability and performance.
Goldman Sachs shareholders call for bank to release net zero transition plan
The resolution is reportedly supported by 30% of shareholders.
David Ho joins DBS board
Effectivity of his appointment begins on 26 April.
Mastercard to remove first-use PVC plastics from payment cards by 2028
It will instead use recycled or bio-sourced plastics, the payments company said.
Citi’s institutional, corporate banking arm in Asia sees 14% higher revenue in Q1
The Institutional Clients Group’s net income for Asia went up 31% compared to Q1 2022.
HSBC says split bank would result in ‘erosion of earnings’
The bank responded to the strong statement regarding a break-up plan by Ping An.
Global fintech funding down in 2022: S&P
S&P Global expects fintech funding to rebound in 2023
Rethinking fintech growth with a product-led approach
As we continue to experience economic uncertainty across the world, the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region hasn’t been spared from the volatility.
Standard Chartered, IFC ink $700m investment to boost global trade
Since 2009, the programme has supported over $20.5b worth of transactions.
Delays in the Digitalisation of Asset Servicing Operations Lead to Financial, Reputation Losses
A range of industries has embarked on their digital transformation. In banking and finance, while payments and many customer-facing departments now offer digital banking services, many departments – such as asset servicing – continue to perform manual processes painstakingly.
Risk mitigation, the right partner is key to maximise efficiency, ROI
Whilst a large part of the banking and finance industry has embarked on its digital transformation, asset servicing operations – which include fund services, custody and accounting, outsourcing services, securities lending, payment of dividends, stock splits, tender offers, mergers and acquisitions, amongst others – continue to be driven by manual processes.
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Nomura appoints North Asia Head of Wealth Management
This is in line with the company’s goal to build its International Wealth Management business.
Citi makes new appointments to Treasury and Trade business
This follows the ASEAN appointments from earlier this week.
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