Perspectives Mar 10, 2022 Would rate hike necessarily widen NIM? With market participants anticipating a hike in rates soon, will the good old days of wider NIMs come back? Not necessar... 6395
Mar 09, 2022 Has the RMB become a safe haven currency? The increased use of the renminbi for international payments and investments in China’s capital markets by foreign inv... 20562
Current Account Mar 07, 2022 DBS, OCBC and UOB achieved strong financial performance in 2021 DBS Bank (DBS), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) gained strong financial result... 16004
Research Note Mar 06, 2022 APAC families not ready for succession amid largest wealth transfer in history A whitepaper just released by Honghu Best Global Family Office and The Asian Banker on family offices and wealth managem... 21746
Datafiles Mar 04, 2022 Hong Kong retail credit market expected to grow 9% by 2023 Hong Kong's banking industry has remained resilient amid the pandemic, and its retail banking sector is expected to grow... 22568
Current Account Mar 03, 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis exacerbates supply chain disruption As the West announces sanctions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine, global supply chains, particularly related to energy... 26185
Current Account Mar 03, 2022 SWIFT has yet to disconnect Russian banks from network Despite widespread media reporting of US and Western sanctions on selected Russian banks, SWIFT has not disconnected any... 5692
Perspectives Mar 01, 2022 Banks face escalating battle in fight against digital fraud With the proliferation of digital frauds in consumer and corporate banking, innovative mechanisms beyond bolstering the ... 10694
Research Note Feb 25, 2022 SWIFT ban on Russia could be disastrous for European and global banks The prospect of a ban on Russia from SWIFT becomes ever likely as its attack on Ukraine escalates. However, the impact o... 6312
Current Account Feb 24, 2022 EU leaders condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine as they line up further sanctions European leaders condemn Russian aggression against Ukraine, plan further sanctions while global markets plummet in the ... 3694
Current Account Feb 24, 2022 MAS imposes higher capital charge on DBS for digital outages The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed an extra capital requirement of SGD 930 million ($692 million) on ... 24693
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Regulators use LEI for oversight of market participants” Darragh Hayes, CEO and Grant Leech, chief technology officer (CTO) at LEI Worldwide, shared their insights on how the le... 2961
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Crypto for LEI – How blockchains identify and verify counterparties” Grant Leech, chief technology officer (CTO) at private limited company LEI Worldwide, shared his insights on the use of ... 3989
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Greater adoption of LEIs needed to support KYC for SWIFT” Darragh Hayes, CEO of LEI Worldwide, discussed how institutions such as SWIFT can integrate an LEI-based system acting a... 4443
TABLive Feb 24, 2022 “Regulators use LEI for oversight of market participants” Darragh Hayes, CEO of LEI Worldwide, discussed how the legal entity identifiers (LEI) help both regulators and clients i... 4160
Current Account Feb 21, 2022 MAS draws up framework for equitable sharing of scam losses In the wake of the OCBC phishing scams and the compensation made by the bank to all affected customers, MAS decided that... 6091
