Opinions Feb 22 Can DBS make it work? Global banks are pulling out from Asian markets as the “super regional bank” strategy loses steam 2330
Current Account Feb 22 $18 billion Gojek-Tokopedia merger brewing after talks with Grab hit a snag Grab and Gojek fail to come to terms on a possible merger owing to disagreements over regional lead... 5313
Current Account Feb 22 Payoneer goes public via $3.3 billion SPAC route The deal values Payoneer at $3.3 billion or 7.6 times of the expected revenue of $432 million in 2021. FTAC Olympus is noted for i... 3570
Opinions Feb 22 Lombard Odier's Monier: "SPACs raised more than $137 billion in 2020, 40% from retail investors" Special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs) are shell companies with a two-year lifespan, created with a promise to buy another business withi... 4250
Current Account Feb 22 Mergers and acquisitions more than tripled in Asia Pacific as China opens up Mainland China and Hong Kong remained top destinations for financial services M&A deals in the Asia Pacific region, followed by India an... 6654
Current Account Feb 22 73 fund managers join Net Zero Initiative https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/73-fund-managers-join-the-net-zero-initiative-which-represents-32-trillion-of-global-assets... 1576
Current Account Feb 22 Credit Suisse suffers $4.8 billion loss after Archegos collapse https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/credit-suisse-suffers-48-billion-loss-after-archegos-investment-fund-collapse... 17528
Current Account Feb 22 Sustainability-linked financing grew 8.5% in 2019 https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/more-banks-embrace-sustainability-in-supply-chain-financing... 1769
Current Account Feb 22 Countdown to COP26: Are banks green or still grey in the fight against climate change? https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/countdown-to-cop26:-are-banks-green-or-still-grey-in-the-fight-against-climate-change... 1573
sponsored Feb 22 Unpublished - CCB launches a new index reflecting China’s green bond pricing https://www.wealthandsociety.com/updates-and-articles/ccb-launches-a-new-index-reflecting-china%E2%80%99s-green-bond-pricing... 215
News Analysis Feb 22 Merger with Robinsons Bank signals BPI’s acceleration of digital banking capabilities In a landmark development for the Philippine banking sector, the merger between the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Robinsons Bank Corpora... 7182
Obituary Feb 22 In memory of Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus of UOB—embodied honour, enterprise, unity Known for leadership, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy, Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus of UOB, led the bank’s growt... 4471
Research Note Feb 22 Nominations are in for Retail Finance Leader of the Year 2024 in Asia Pacific Every year, TABInsights, the research arm of TAB Global, publishes the Be... 5019
Interviews Feb 22 UnionBank drives consumer banking growth with digital transformation and strategic acquisitions Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) has been at the forefront of the Filipino banking sector, particularly excelling in consumer... 5366
Feature Feb 22 GoTyme Philippines enhances user engagement and retention Nate Clarke, the president and CEO of GoTyme Bank, one of the six digital banks in the Philippines, discussed the company's track reco... 2579
Profile Feb 22 Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, the tycoon behind Malaysia’s infrastructure and philanthropy Born in 1951 in Alor Setar, Kedah, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary grew up in a humble family that faced significant financial hardships... 7969
TABLive Feb 22 Creating an integrated market where banks collaborate with each other for customers’ needs ... 2538
