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Opinion

Haitong International presses claim to private banking future

By trumpeting a decision to relocate its private banking team to a pricier Hong Kong locale, Haitong International comes across as desperate for a headline. Then again, if it leads to a shinier future, it could be a prophetic moment for the big Shanghai institution.

July 15, 2021

Opinion

Don’t be fooled by banks’ reserve releases

As Covid cases surge, the widespread hope that economic growth will contain defaults and banks will emerge unscathed looks optimistic.

Peter Lee, July 14, 2021

Treasury

Trade finance faces digital challenge

Given the standardization and interoperability challenges facing digital letters of credit, could wider use of digital trade finance platforms accelerate the development of alternative solutions?

Paul Golden, July 14, 2021

Treasury

Synthetic securitization surges for trade finance

Despite concerns over recent regulatory changes, synthetic risk transfers remain a key driver for business lending in markets where private investment is underdeveloped.

Paul Golden, July 14, 2021

Awards for Excellence

North America’s best digital bank 2021: Citi

For banks across the world, the coronavirus pandemic created countless new challenges in servicing clients and many sought answers in the acceleration of their digital development. Over a number of years Citi has been working to improve its digital offerings across all its businesses – work that stood it in good stead to help retail and institutional clients tackle the new environment they faced in 2020.

July 14, 2021

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Awards for Excellence

Middle East’s best bank for financing 2021: First Abu Dhabi Bank

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) again takes the award for the Middle East’s best bank for financing. Under its head of global corporate finance, Andy Cairns, the Abu Dhabi-based lender led the way in MENA, completing $4.75 billion worth of loans – more than any of its rivals, local or global – for a 19% share of the market. It was the key regional player in ECM and debt capital markets in the awards period, demonstrating again why it is so strong in this category.

July 14, 2021

Awards for Excellence

CEE’s best investment bank 2021: Citi

A barnstorming year in primary equity markets and M&A advisory, combined with consistent and comprehensive debt capital markets coverage, earn Citi the award for the region’s best investment bank.

July 14, 2021

Awards for Excellence

Asia’s best bank for advisory 2021: Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley retains the advisory award after leading the field in Asia Pacific by volume, deal count and regional diversity. Dieter Turowski is chairman, investment banking at Morgan Stanley Asia Limited.

July 14, 2021

Awards for Excellence

Canada’s best bank 2021: Royal Bank of Canada

It was another strong year for Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), which saw increased provisioning at the start of the pandemic but had good performance throughout and is now well placed to benefit from the post-crisis recovery. Once again it is Euromoney’s choice as Canada’s best bank.

July 14, 2021

Awards for Excellence

Asia’s best bank for transaction services 2021: HSBC

Transaction services was affected by the pandemic in two significant ways. One was on the cash management side, where there was a forced acceleration of digital initiatives and of their take-up by corporate clients. That was interesting, but by and large it was happening anyway.

July 14, 2021

Awards for Excellence

Western Europe’s best bank for wealth management 2021: UBS

UBS performed strongly again in Euromoney’s global private banking and wealth management survey in 2021. It topped the western Europe regional rankings for: best private banking services overall; serving mega high net-worth clients worth more than $250 million; family offices; business owners; and high net-worth clients with $5 million to $30 million to invest.

July 14, 2021

Awards for Excellence

Middle East’s best bank for sustainable finance 2021: HSBC

It was yet another impressive year for HSBC in sustainable finance. At a global level the bank is committed to net-zero on carbon emissions. At a regional level it has a team of 39 staff, led by its head of sustainability, Europe and the Middle East, Sabrin Rahman. They engage with clients on ESG, sustainable finance and transition strategies.

July 14, 2021

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