Singapore

It’s fair to say that, at the moment, consumer protection high on the agenda of many national regulators and central banks. The global financial crisis has severely dented consumer trust, with the most recent scandal – the LIBOR rate manipulation – dealing a further blow to consumer confidence.

Find out what the two key factors are.

Don't neglect an analyst's warning.

The next 12-18 months will be stable.

Find out what the new country manager for Singapore and Brunei will do differently in her position.

Macro headwinds will be the culprits.

It is an outsourced solution providing end-to-end execution, settlement and custody services.

New initiatives include the Asia Accelerator and FX4Cash.

BIL will utilize Deutsche Bank’s Autobahn App Market.

Asian banking operations face increasing exposure from regulators around the world to AML regulations – though the pressure locally is diverse in approaches and lacks enforcement. This is particularly challenging because regulators from different Asian countries have different approaches - principle-based versus rules-based - and maturity in their regulatory oversight.

OCBC sold F&N and APB while DBS sold its stake in BPI.

Higher-yielding unsecured personal lending will not be enough to offset higher funding costs.

But the bank may suffer from currency translation losses.

Find out what other risks loom for DBS.

They have already increased fixed deposit rates at ~1%.

Net interest gains are under pressure.