Wholesale Banking

Asian Banking and Finance Wholesale Banking Awards 2019 opens for nominations
30 Jan 19
Entries are accepted until April 19.
The IBOR transition: A certainty, not a choice
1 Nov 18
As the pace of global regulatory change increases, it is clear that the Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) of major currencies will evolve or that...
Riding the waves of opportunities: Asia to spur infrastructure growth
1 Nov 18
Urbanisation, together with population growth, is expected to add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas around the world by 2050, according to...
Korea's Kookmin Bank ties up with the Philippines' RCBC
9 Oct 18
The partnership aims to provide financial services to corporate customers in both countries.
ING Bank appoints Yuanyuan Liu as branch manager of ING Bank Beijing and head of corporate clients in China
3 Aug 18
She was previously the Beijing branch manager and head of Corporate Banking Coverage of North China at Deustche Bank.
MUFG Bank appoints Manoj Bhatia as head of global subsidiary banking for Asia & Oceania
1 Aug 18
He will head the team developing multinational client portfolios for 13 regional markets.
Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2018 recognises record number of outstanding companies
13 Jul 18
Over 250 trophies were awarded to winning banks and insurers.
RHB Banking Group appoints Omar Siddiq as head of group wholesale banking
16 May 18
He will report to group managing director, Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli.
What does ING Bank's Aart Jan den Hartog leverage on to push the bank's Greater China growth?
11 Apr 18
He reveals how the bank specialises in China-Europe network connectivity.
Asian banks' wholesale revenues soar 21% in 2017
29 Mar 18
They lead the rest of the world when shares of global banks plunged 17%.
Asian Banking and Finance Wholesale Banking Awards 2018 now open for nominations
5 Feb 18
Entries are accepted until April 20.
Siam Commercial Bank's FEVP Vish Jain talks about the power of digital in wholesale banking
29 Jan 18
He also reveals how digitisation is vital to improving customer experience.
What fintech solutions do Asian banks offer to SMEs?
28 Nov 17
For banks to truly resolve the SMEs’ pain points, they will have to do more than just offer conventional banking products and services...
Chart of the Week: Fewer Chinese banks relied on wholesale funding for asset growth
18 Oct 17
The maturity profiles of wholesale funds also improved.
Citi names K Balasubramanian as head of corporate banking for the Indian subcontinent
8 Sep 17
Citi announced the appointment of K Balasubramanian (Bala), as Head of Corporate Banking, Indian subcontinent, comprising of India, Bangladesh and...
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ appoints Sanjiv Vohra as co-head of corporate banking for Asia & Oceania
18 Aug 17
Vohra will join the bank on 4 September 2017.
Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2017 recognises record number of winners
14 Jul 17
Over 180 trophies were awarded to winning banks and insurance companies.
Meet Citi's new global subsidiaries group head for Asia Pacific
19 Jun 17
Find out how Munir Nanji plans to leverage the growth in intra-Asia trade.
Citi appoints Stella Choe as head of corporate banking for Australia and New Zealand
9 Jun 17
Stella Choe's appointment as Head of Corporate Banking for Australia and New Zealand is effective immediately.
Why smaller Chinese banks are more vulnerable to wholesale funding withdrawal
7 Jun 17
Interbank transactions as a share of total funding increased to 12%.
Citi appoints Munir Nanji as global subsidiaries group head for Asia Pacific
5 Jun 17
He will be based in Singapore.
Citi to open Korea desks in Vietnam and Czech Republic
1 Jun 17
There are seven Korea desks in different locations currently.
Commerzbank appoints Joerg Motel as country CEO ASEAN and head corporates international for Singapore
27 Apr 17
Commerzbank has made two new appointments to serve its global financial institutions network and international corporates franchise.
Could setting up specialised banks in India bridge the country's infrastructure gap?
11 Apr 17
The RBI is looking for ways to finance $1.5t in projects.
Asian Banking and Finance Wholesale Banking Awards 2017 now open for nominations
2 Feb 17
Entries are accepted until April 14.
Siam Commercial Bank seeking foreign partner for its insurance arm
21 Dec 16
A deal could give the life insurance business a valuation of at least US$3b.
Citi gets new license to expand trustee services in Singapore
19 Dec 16
It will now be able to act as trustee for Singapore collective investment schemes.
Which banks are leading in digital business banking?
1 Nov 16
Asian banks are wowing business customers with tech-powered solutions that bring increased efficiencies and regional operating expertise.
ANZ sells its retail and wealth business in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Indonesia to DBS
31 Oct 16
The $80m deal will be completed in early 2018.
Stressed assets of Indian banks: Way forward
13 Sep 16
As per Reserve Bank of India, the Indian banking system has gross stressed assets of 11.5% of total assets, as of March 2016.
Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2016 honours more than 80 winning companies
21 Jul 16
It was the biggest ABF Awards in history, with over 230 attendees.
China's Postal Savings Bank mulling $10 billion Hong Kong IPO
1 Jul 16
The bank is valued at $50 billion.
Bank of China to sell Malaysian, Thai units for RM2b in ASEAN restructuring move
1 Jul 16
The units will be transferred to BOCHK.
India’s bank consolidation bid presents more risks than benefits, says Moody’s
28 Jun 16
The amount of stressed assets is simply too high.
Taiwan banks' yuan deposits fall for 4th straight month
21 Jun 16
Deposits dropped to RMB308.3 billion in April.
Deutsche Bank’s Asia-Pacific CEO Gunit Chadha quits
15 Jun 16
His resignation is effective on July 17.
HSBC clinches regulatory approval for US$5.2b sale of Brazil business to Bradesco
13 Jun 16
The transaction would generate a gain of US$600m.
Japanese banks' margins hit record low as negative rates, steep forex costs bite
10 Jun 16
Profits are under threat on several fronts.
Malaysian banks grapple with shrinking deposits, mounting bad loans
7 Jun 16
Absolute gross impaired loans jumped 15% in Q1.
ICBC fuels European expansion with launch of €1 billion fund
7 Jun 16
It's targeting Central and Eastern European governments.

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