Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Asian banks’ billions in Gulf loans at risk amid Middle East turmoil

That surge now faces a critical test, as the Iran crisis threatens to reshape lending strategies and cast uncertainty over the banks’ pursuit of opportunities in the region.

RCBC reframes retail banking around employee primacy and programme-led growth

Rather than chase scale, RCBC aims to design programmes that bundle various services around a single, strong relationship.

Singapore banks finish lower; STI down 0.4%

The other local banks also slipped.

UOB’s FY25 operating profit at S$7.7 billion

Resilient earnings driven by strong fee momentum across our diversified franchise

Citi Launches New Korea Desk in the US

Citi Promotes Asia Corporate Banker to Global Role

EastWest Bank profit climbs 21% to $156.4m in 2025

Revenue was up 20% with stronger operating leverage.

South Korea lending rate to fall to 3.16% by 2028

Borrowing costs will extend their downward trend after a 21% drop in 2023.

Citi Lifted Price Targets For Singapore’s Big Three Banks

DBS, OCBC, and UOB got higher targets as Citi pointed to stronger ROE and dividends, improving fee and credit trends, and wealth income as the next re-rating driver.

Kotak Mahindra Bank to add 500 engineers amid tech push – report

The lender is looking to hire from large technology firms and other banks to build a “technology company with a banking licence.”

Gauraw Srivastava of UnionBank: Building a Digital-First Wealth Business for the Next-Gen Filipino

UnionBank’s wealth strategy follows a tiered model, designed to cater to the evolving needs of the country’s growing investor base.

UnionBank Private Banking’s NextGen Academy is raising greatness

UnionBank Private Banking’s NextGen Academy is paving the way for future leaders of the business world

Lloyds completes its first India–UK digital Letter of Credit on WaveBL

It was executed entirely through the WaveBL platform and demonstrates how digital trade is shifting from long processing cycles to almost real-time execution.

OCBC’s First–Mover Advantage in Largest QR Payments Market

The new capability stems from an expanded partnership with UnionPay International, formalised in Shanghai on 28 November 2025.

OCBC adds eight major digital wallets across Southeast Asia to OCBC app

The partnership with Visa makes the OCBC app the most connected banking app in the region with coverage of 10 digital wallets

Commonwealth Bank Executive Leadership Team update

Announcing a change to the bank’s Executive Leadership Team.

Hang Seng revamps branches, opens wealth centre at Kowloon main branch

The bank will open a wealth centre at Harbour City before the year ends.

Hana Bank fined 18 bln won for mis-selling private funds

While selling the products, which had a combined sales volume of 377.9 billion won, the bank had allegedly distorted or omitted key information, violating its duty to explain investment risks

Westpac targets property investors in mortgage lending turnaround plan

The big four bank said profits fell 1 per cent to $6.9 billion in the 12 months to the end of September, the first time that Miller, who was appointed to the top job late last year, has presented the accounts.

Islamic finance offers a USD5.5 trillion opportunity to unlock new markets and capital

Corporate knowledge gap is “an increasingly expensive opportunity cost”

DBS and Goldman Sachs complete first-ever interbank over-the-counter cryptocurrency options trade

Transaction reflects growing maturation of digital assets as ecosystem begins to adopt best practices of traditional asset classes

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