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ASEAN banking system to be adopted
Central banks in the ASEAN will set up an ASEAN bank system.
Specialist business models for asset managers
Although asset management is considered the most consistently profitable business in financial services, there has been extreme volatility in the degree to which individual firms capture profits.
Will RMB soon beat USD as the main currency for cross border trade?
The internationalisation of RMB is providing banks with opportunities to enhance their cash management structures in the face of a USD liquidity shortage - but does a shortage really exist till now?
More loans for Islamic SMEs from CIMB Bank
The Singapore unit of CIMB Bank is poised to expand its Islamic banking operations in a big way.
The key to driving cost efficiencies in Asian banks
With the outlook of slow growth in the coming years, banks across Asia need to aim for significant structural changes to their cost base. This can be a challenge, however there are lessons from the experiences of other industries such as the European postal industry for example.
Here’s what Asian banks need to know about FATCA
We already know the huge impact, if not burden, the proposed FATCA regulations brings to Asian banks - but what else do we need to know about the new regulation? KPMG, Deloitte and PwC give their insights.
OCBC Bank launches iPad app for home loan fact sheet
The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd has developed an application or app that makes it easier for customers to navigate complex loan requirements.
3 successful branch strategies
The banking community of the Asia Pacific region continues to impress with its commitment to the branch.
HSBC Singapore aims ambitious: US$1 billion in profits
HSBC Singapore is 60% on the way to achieving its profit target of US$1 billion by 2016.
Integration of cash and trade key for greater efficiency in Asian banks
As clients look for enhanced services, banks will have to strive for better cash and trade product sets - find out what HSBC’s John Laurens, Citi’s Ravi Saxena, and DBS’ Ken Stratton have to say.
Government limitations to provide liquidity for AsiaPac banks
Floating exchange rate regimes in Asia Pacific countries give governments flexibility to provide liquidity support to the banks, but not in Hong Kong.
Asian banks to be mired in FATCA’s worrisome regulations
Asian banks will have to brace for financial concerns, operational burden, and data privacy dilemmas brought about by FATCA - but these are not the only challenges.
Asia to face regulatory scrutiny in payments
Increased pricing pressure, cost complexities, and western regulatory initiatives may have custodians worried.
OCBC reports rosy results
The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd, Singapore’s largest local bank by market capitalisation, has reported encouraging operating results for 2011.
What you will likely see in the Singapore market this year?
With the dark clouds of a recession looming on the horizon, conservation measures will be the default procedure by Asian companies for the next 12 months.
Private banking with Asia's new rich
As Asia emerges as the world’s largest wealth region, the one question foremost on the minds of all private bankers should be this: what does a typical Asian client look like?
Why you should invest during volatile market times
Not too many people enjoy seeing volatile investment markets. It seems to set a mood of doom and gloom. As red numbers continue to be displayed on investment market information screens or headlined in the media, some people just get downright depressed. But it is not necessarily all doom and gloom.
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