Hong Kong

According to a recent global survey of how banks approach risk management,1 Asian bank executives are thinking differently about future risk priorities than their global peers. This divergence reflects the region’s less interventionist regulatory environment and more robust digital environment.

Downside risks to the banks' balance sheets loom.

Loan growth to mainland state-owned entities came in at 4 .4% in September 2016.

The largest banks will benefit from strong domestic deposit bases.

Weakness of the Chinese yuan is one.

Banks could expect greater government support in 2017.

Subdued loan growth is one.

Thanks to Chinese corporates' aggressive international expansion.

Citi has appointed James Arnold to the role of Head of Asia Pacific Debt Capital Markets Syndicate. In this role Arnold will lead Citi’s syndicate team that works closely with the bank’s origination and sales teams to support clients on the execution of their debt capital markets transactions.

It's for customers who trade China A-shares through the Stock Connect Service.

Hong Kong banks' exposure is still the largest at 48.5%.

Analysts remain bearish amidst weak growth in China and plans of further monetary tightening in the US.

He will be based in Hong Kong.

No thanks to the $1.7b loss on the sale of its Brazilian operations.

The bank offers Tax Season Loans and Credit Card Tax Loans.

The $80m deal will be completed in early 2018.