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Malaysia’s Kenanga Investment Bank appoints non-independent non-executive director

Choy Khai Choon also serves as independent non-exec chairman at Zurich Life.

Malaysia’s Kenanga Investment Bank appoints non-independent non-executive director

Choy Khai Choon also serves as independent non-exec chairman at Zurich Life.

Climate Risk and the Role of the Finance Sector

Climate change is the most urgent threat facing the world. It affects us all. The imminent risks are spelt out in detail in the recent IPCC Report...

APAC banks' outlook stable, but face uneven recovery: Moody’s

Bank to maintain solid balance sheets with stable liquidity.

New COVID outbreak, inflation, rising interest rates pose risks to Singapore’s financial stability: MAS

Banks should have enough buffers and find climate transition risks manageable.

Deutsch Bank Wealth Management announces three new leadership appointments

Felicia Tan and Edmund Lee join from BNP Paribas; Dita Darmawan, from UBS.

HSBC appoints co-heads for commercial banking business in Asia: report

Amanda Murphy will lead South Asia and SEA whilst Frank Fang, the GBA.

Deutsche appoints ex-UBS exec as wealth vice chairman in APAC 

Mahesh is rejoining Deutsche after leaving in 2017.

Why a hybrid approach could help wealth managers to reduce client churn

Attributed to Gery Dachlan, Managing Director, South Asia and Australia, Avaloq.

Swiping away bank fraud

Authentication and verification of consumers require flexibility, convenience, and security. But the onus has always been on the customer to prove...

Singapore to invest S$180m for AI research

Heng kicked off the SFF 2021 and announced two new national AI programmes.

Hong Kong mulls launching own digital currency: financial secretary

This is part of HKMA's initiative to 'push all banks to go fintech'.

Climate Finance Taxonomy: 5 Principles to Steer Transition 

The accelerating impact of climate change is growing more evident by the day, necessitating substantial shifts in financial market structures and...

Citi names global head of D10X under institutional clients group

The D10X focuses on the development of new solutions for Citi's institutional clients.

China deems 19 banks 'too big to fail'

These banks face new capital and regulatory requirements.