Singapore

There is a common misconception that there is a huge difference in pace and culture between Asian and foreign multinational banks. However, with the tables turned post global financial crisis, some Asian banks have aggressively expanded, invested in product suites and platforms, and hired some strong foreign talent – leading to a strong competitive edge over foreign banks. With Asia being the key driver of economic growth across the world, now may be a good time to consider opportunities in an Asian bank.

Guess how much interest a three-month fixed deposit of SGD$350,000 had?

Comes as SMEs continue to expand offshore due to a dearth of employees.

It has an automatically activated floor to ceiling interactive screen and more.

Credit to the nonfinancial corporate sectors increased sharply since 2005.

The banks' credit profiles could be threatened.

New bank services and advanced technology enables treasurers to implement multi-currency, multi-country and multi-bank cash pooling in Asia. This article discusses why treasurers should invest in cash pooling to save money. 

NPL will only increase 15-20bp for DBS, OCBC, and UOB.

Government study confirms attempts at rate fixing.

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.

Mr Harvey-Samuel takes over from Alex Hungate.

Find out which banks are more exposed to the impact of the property cooling measures.

Trade with mainland China is fueling demand for RMB services.

On 8 February, the People's Bank of China announced that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Singapore) will become the RMB clearing bank in Singapore.

Mark Kumarasinhe joins as Managing Director of North Asia.

The mentality for investing is extremely different to the mentality for trading. When traditional investors shift to trading, this can become an issue: