Should an institution with all that scale and ability be delivering more than this? The problem with long-term numbers is they still reflect issues from 20 years ago.

OUE real-estate investment trust (Reit) merger follows Viva-ESR; hope is to create better liquidity in stocks.

In a rare interview, chief executive Lim Chow Kiat explains the investment discipline that underpins one of the world’s most influential and sophisticated funds – and his fears over the impact of a polarized political world on global investment.

As part of Euromoney's 50th anniversary coverage, we profile some of the biggest names that we interviewed for our May Asia focus.

As part of Euromoney's 50th anniversary coverage, we profile some of the biggest names that we interviewed for our May Asia focus.

As part of Euromoney's 50th anniversary coverage, we profile some of the biggest names that we interviewed for our May Asia focus.

The performance of the share price in Sea was unusually strong; part of the reason is the magic name Tencent on the shareholder register.

Results week showed record profits at Singapore’s banks – but all three institutions had footnotes in the numbers that we should pay attention to.

Tan Su Shan has led DBS’s efforts to become the leading home-grown bank for wealth management in Asia, during a decade in which the number of billionaires in the region has soared.

Volatility in China and increased onshore access means a greater need for hedging; Singapore also building offshore rupee traction.

Profits are up, but the markets hits it – for good and bad – for being the bank/tech hybrid Gupta has modelled.

The decision of Singapore regulators not to allow Noble to re-list wrecks a 19-month restructuring process and points towards insolvency.

Covalent Capital’s OMAS platform seeks to digitize primary bond issues; the MAS is a backer.

SC Ventures launched in Singapore; combines internal accelerator with venture capital.

The southeast Asian FX market is on fire and it is set to get a further boost thanks to a combination of political and economic turbulence, a regulator committed to facilitating infrastructure investment and increased interest from non-bank market makers.

Singapore bank announces new digital banking offering; Claims it will be the first to truly engage – but is it?

Financial services give good exposure to the region.

DBS

Singapore bank links with Chinese big data specialist; More digital innovation to follow in Asia.

Cross-border exchange cooperation is back in focus in Asia – and at scale.

DBS is all about digitization bringing costs down, but Thursday’s numbers show a reversal. It’s caused by the acquisition of ANZ’s wealth business in Asia.

No other bank explains its tech performance better than DBS

As we drift towards the end of the year, conferences seem to be full of panels on asset allocation for the 12 months ahead: sometimes a bold investor will go so far as to say what they invest in themselves; sometimes that’s a surprise.

For UOB, the announcement of One Belt, One Road in 2013 was welcome vindication. Two years earlier, the Singapore bank had set up a foreign direct advisory unit based principally on Chinese overseas direct investment into southeast Asia. “The great beneficiary of our service over the last five years has been Chinese corporates,” says Sam Cheong, head of the unit. “This trend is just beginning.”

As Singapore reinforces its position as the leading FX trading centre in the Asia Pacific region, Euromoney looks at the prospects for other regional hubs.

The man behind the company with plans to dominate Singapore’s high-volume user market in FX tells Euromoney how a higher percentage of local and regional liquidity can be kept within the island city state.

Singapore is steadily fending off threats to its position as Asia’s largest FX trading centre, threats that include liquidity concerns, growing volumes in Hong Kong and the rise of Shanghai.

Asian banks are increasingly proving themselves to be much more than just volume-hungry lenders.

Singapore bank’s $4.9 billion takeover in Indonesia adds spice to the battle to become Southeast Asia’s leading banking group

It wasn't just the Singapore futures operation that was badly managed. The lack of controls that allowed Nick Leeson to lose $1.4 billion was symptomatic of the lousy way Barings was run throughout Asia. The culture clash between the traders of Baring Securities and the merchant bankers of Baring Brothers meant that most executives cared more about protecting their own departments than about making the group work.