Trade Finance
Applause for the MAS's new securities trading rules
Applause for the MAS's new securities trading rules
Last October’s penny stock crash that wiped out an estimated S$8 billion and rattled Singaporean investors’ confidence prompted the Monetary...
What you need to know about the use of yuan for trade finance
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced its intention to widen the official ±1% trading band on 19 February. Since then, it steadily fixed the...
Trade finance trends and risks in Singapore you should know about
The Financial Stability Review (FSR)(1) report provides financial institutions a good understanding of the global macro economy and its effect on...
What you should know about ADB and supply chain finance
Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced recently that it has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) on supply chain finance program (SCFP) in...
Can your bank profit from the international trade boom in Asia?
Trade flows are shifting east. International trade to and from Asia has shown spectacular growth in recent years, a trend that is set to continue for...
Here's the biggest threat AsiaPac financial firms must brace themselves for
Fear of regional risks escalate.
Here is the strategic importance of trade finance solutions
Reliable and cost effective Trade Finance solutions are of strategic importance to Asian transaction banks. Both local and foreign operations rely...
Why Asian banks are scrambling to zero in on trade finance
Will this focus be a long-running trend?
Supply Chain Risk – Not a Bank’s Problem?
Supply chain financing is an attractive line of business that is not without its inherent risks. The banking industry understands this but may not...
Important flaws of Black Scholes Model most people don't know
In 1973, Fisher Black, Myron Scholes and separately Robert Merton derived the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model, which was rewarded the Nobel Prize in...
BTMU to promote investment in Vietnam province
Believes Dong Nai has huge potential for attracting investment.
HSBC appoints Woei Kuen Yeo as head of commodities and structured trade finance, Singapore
HSBC announced the appointment of Woei Kuen Yeo as Head of Commodities and Structured Trade Finance (CSTF), Singapore.
Standard Chartered completes its seventh RMB cross-border lending deal
It's a CNY 2.5b deal for Nokia Siemens Networks China.
Standard Chartered RMB globalisation index up 1.8% to 1,148 in August
Growth was weighed by falling RMB-denominated payments.
VTB Bank partners with OCBC on the interbank market
Sign master trade financing agreement.
Asian SMEs feared to have more difficulty in accessing trade finance due to Basel III
And pricing increase will likely be passed to the corporates.
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