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Citi franchises boost UOB’s Asean ambitions
UOB’s acquisition of Citi’s consumer assets in four southeast Asia markets strengthens its status in one of the world’s fastest growing regions. The Singapore lender’s CEO Wee Ee Cheong talks to Euromoney about why this matters and what comes next.
A lack of consensus on whether recent under-performance of Asian currencies will impact China’s willingness to let its own currency weaken is leading to disparate views on near-term valuations.
Spilling the tea on Hong Kong IPOs
Several Chinese bubble-tea makers are looking at Hong Kong IPOs. When high-end tea maker Nayuki listed three years ago the market drank it up, but the deal now trades 90% below its listing price. Can a new group of issuers revive the market?
Airwallex takes pain and cost out of international payments
Corporates’ longstanding complaint on banks’ payments offerings is that they don’t know what they are being charged for but suspect it is too much. Airwallex now provides an alternative at global scale.
A lack of consensus on whether recent under-performance of Asian currencies will impact China’s willingness to let its own currency weaken is leading to disparate views on near-term valuations.
As banks focus more on climate adaptation across their businesses, are they conceding that mitigation efforts are futile?
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AsiamoneyAs banks focus more on climate adaptation across their businesses, are they conceding that mitigation efforts are futile?
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Business in the Greater Bay Area has declined in the past three years because of Covid restrictions. But firms that had made the GBA a core part of their business strategy persevered – and remain well-positioned to capture fresh opportunities arising from China’s reopening. In the 2023 awards, Asiamoney identifies the banks and brokers leading the way across different products in the GBA
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The Asiamoney private banking awards recognise the institutions that were critical to the region's wealthy individuals and families, helping them navigate the worst of the volatility of the past year.
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Which banks in each market have excelled across a range of core banking activities over the past 12 months?
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Asia’s best cash management banks are revealed in a survey from Asiamoney and its sister publication Euromoney
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Asiamoney’s 2023 Brokers Poll reveals the names of the brokerages, strategists and analysts that helped investors navigate a difficult year
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The Asia’s Outstanding Companies Poll is designed to acknowledge the listed companies that have excelled in areas such as financial performance, management team excellence, investor relations and CSR initiatives
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The 2023 Euromoney-Asiamoney Trade Finance Survey identifies the leading providers of trade finance products and services in Asia
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Asia’s best cash management banks are revealed in a survey from Asiamoney and its sister publication Euromoney
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Asiamoney’s 2022 Brokers Poll reveals the names of the brokerages, strategists and analysts that made an impact during a difficult year
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Predicting the direction of markets has never been harder than during the past two years of pandemic-fuelled worries and volatility. Asiamoney speaks with the top-rated analysts across markets in Asia to see how they navigated 2021 – and how they are positioning themselves and their clients for 2022.
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Sponsored by MashreqMashreq Bank looks to digitalization for international opportunities.
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Sponsored by CGIFDespite its experience in offshore bonds, Indonesia is full of promise for those seeking new deals
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Sponsored by BCELSince its creation as a commercial lender in 1989, BCEL has been Laos’s foremost lender, owned by the state but a financial and technological innovator, with more retail and corporate customers than any onshore rival.
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As Japan puts an end to the global negative interest rate era, its central bank's QE programme remains in place and may be a model for peers. Investors maintain a bullish outlook on the stock market.
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In the wake of heavy losses and mis-selling to retail investors, there is an urgent need for an overhaul of risk management in the banking sector.
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Chinese fintech Ant Group has offered UBS a reported $250 million for Credit Suisse’s China joint venture, outbidding Citadel Securities. It is a timely reminder that despite its current malaise, Asia’s largest economy is still a great long-term place to invest.
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As Beijing works to underpin the equity market, China's fund houses and investment banks are betting on exchange-traded funds as the next big thing. That reflects a market corseted by regulation, where limited options compel a collective herd mentality.
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With its economy embattled and investors fleeing in droves, getting good data on China has never been more important. There are some great analysts and research shops out there. Trouble is, too many China-facing reports suffer from a lack of imagination, groupthink brought on by a fear of irritating Beijing and an over-reliance on state data. That must change.
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At the start of 2023, analysts sized China and liked what they saw: an economy reopening after three years of Covid isolation, and ready once again to roar. Nothing of the sort has happened and corporates and institutional investors are now fleeing the market in droves.
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Restrictions may come at a cost as MSCI considers developed market status.
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As the Chinese property crisis deepens, a new round of bank-led rescue efforts is on the horizon. While banks must shoulder part of the blame for the crisis, their options for action are limited.
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The travails of Zhongzhi, a key player in China’s poorly regulated $3 trillion shadow financing market, underline why a future crisis in the country is more likely, not less.
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While no charges have been laid against the Adani Group, a new Sebi rulebook addresses a key concern that came from the January stock-market controversy.
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KVS Manian has been overlooked in favour of ex-Barclays man Ashok Vaswani. What does it mean for one of India’s finest banks?
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A handwritten note brings down the curtain on a 38-year journey for bank founder.
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The Japanese bank is now well placed to take advantage of growing confidence in the country.
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As relative newcomers to India’s financial markets, small finance banks have made considerable progress in attracting customers with little or no credit history. Ittira Davis, managing director and chief executive of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, tells Asiamoney about initiatives to reach the country’s vast underbanked population.
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The government’s ambitious plan for full digitalization could reduce crime and increase tax revenue. It could also lead to greater innovation in the banking sector.
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He leaves the Australian financial firm after transforming its commodities and global markets division, and despite being widely tipped as likely to succeed current CEO Shemara Wikramanayake.
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Farmland acquisition for transition agriculture has proved attractive to the climate-focused investment management franchises of large asset managers. Will real-asset investors follow suit?
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The commodities firm still needs large banking groups and a range of options when it comes to supporting its operations.
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Thailand wants to give almost every adult in the country money through a digital wallet. It’s an interesting step towards bringing digital finance to the mainstream.
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While the air at the Singapore Fintech Festival was full of grand ideas about GenAI, real innovation was taking place in the weeds of fintech development.
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Singapore’s DBS Bank has spent the past decade transforming itself into one of the world’s best digital banks. But a series of lengthy service outages over the past year has wrongfooted senior management, who have been left to issue apologies and pledge to do better.
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Singapore’s big-three lenders – UOB, DBS and OCBC – have won Euromoney awards for best SME bank in Asia each year since 2016, two of them taking the global award as well. Why?
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Mongolia’s five big lenders have successfully completed their IPOs, doubling the size of the local stock market. But the challenge of attracting more foreign institutional investment remains.
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Being stuck between Russia and China has never put more pressure on Mongolia than in the past year. But the authorities and banks are making the best of a near-impossible situation – and succeeding in the process.
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Trade and Development Bank of Mongolia is considered a pioneer in the resources-rich country. Its momentum on sustainability has gained more steam over the years.
