03/25/2021
Hong Kong Banks Show Funding Resilience
Hong Kong's key WM strength relative to Singapore is its China connectivity.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/25/2021
COVID-19 shakes up the emerging consumer landscape while the vaccine news boosts optimism
Almost a fifth of them reported income declines of over 20%.
03/24/2021
Philippines banks have medium risk exposure to money laundering, terror financing
Based on the report, pawning operations in the country have a low risk exposure to money laundering and terrorist financing.
03/24/2021
A Hong Kong Tycoon Is Selling $4.4 Million Wine Collection in Auction
That follows a smash hit sale last October, when some of Lau’s wines went for more than double the estimate.
03/23/2021
Powell Signals “Green for Go” by Gary Dugan
To the concern of equity markets globally, Fed Chair Powell was clear in his message after this week’s Fed policy meeting that there was no prospect of rate hikes this year because it saw no clear inflation risk. For 2022 and 2023
03/22/2021
What South Korea’s longest-serving bank chief faces in 2021
Kim Jung-tai tasked with smooth succession, digitalization, overseas expansion in his final year at Hana
03/22/2021
Review of how superannuation trustees supported their members during COVID-19
Superannuation fund websites have been an important source of information for members during the COVID-19 crisis.
03/19/2021
Malaysia's richest tycoons and the billions in dividends they earned in the final quarter of 2020
Public Bank also undertook a four-for-one bonus share issue to reward shareholders last year, which enlarged the number of Public Bank's outstanding shares to 4.2 billion.
03/19/2021
International: Comparing contractual clauses - ASEAN MCCs v. EU SCCs
The new SCCs have also been updated in a number of other ways
03/19/2021
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
Opening statement by ASIC Chair, James Shipton at the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, 19 March 2021, Parliament House, Canberra.
03/18/2021
FICO Survey: 54% of Indonesians Prefer to Use Digital Channels to Engage with their Bank During Financial Hardship
Customer attitudes to new technology from banks such as debt collection automation can yield some interesting preferences and behaviors.
03/17/2021
Is it finally the era of Asian dominance?
With so much attention on the rise of China, many investors often overlook India.
03/17/2021
Multi-billionaire Kakao boss to give away half his fortune
KakaoTalk creator Kim Beom-su aims to address social issues, promote innovators, ‘make better world’
03/17/2021
Bank of Singapore: Upswing, but not quite super(cycle) By Sim Moh Siong
The recent strong upswing in commodity prices, particularly oil and base metals, has prompted investors to ask whether commodities are entering a new supercycle.
03/17/2021
633,000 'New Middle Class' households In India: Hurun India report
These households have average saving of Rs 20-lakh per annum and allocate mostly towards physical assets such as primary residential property and automobiles
03/15/2021
PwC 24th Annual Global CEO Survey
A leadership agenda to take on tomorrow
03/12/2021
Sustainable index investing gains popularity in Japan, S&P says
The indices are being used as underlying benchmarks for ESG-themed exchange-traded funds.
03/12/2021
Chief economist update: ECB gives PEPP talk
The ECB's inflation projections were revised higher for this year and the next though - 1.5% in 2021 (from 1.0%); 1.2% in 2022 (from 1.1%); and, unrevised at 1.4% in 2023.
03/12/2021
Rising inflation remains a threat for equities
On top of this, there would be opportunities in insurance and traditional banking services as well.
03/11/2021
Global Property Guide Released its Latest Global Residential Markets Report
Global home prices go stratospheric! The real estate boom accelerates, led by Europe, U.S., Canada & New Zealand