News Analysis Feb 22 A merger in Nigeria to create the largest bank in Africa On 6th March 2019, Access Bank confirmed its shareholders’ approval of the merger with Diamond Bank. A merger which will create a big ... 4150
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... 5312
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... 1768
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sponsored Feb 22 Unpublished - CCB launches a new index reflecting China’s green bond pricing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
Current Account Feb 22 Grab’s value drops post merger despite leading presence in Southeast Asia Drop of 21% in share price drags market value down to $34.6 billion Grab reported loss of $988 million for Q321 but expects operat... 6834
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
News Analysis Feb 22 DBP and LandBank merger scrapped DBP and LandBank are not merging The two entities serve as Maharlika Investment Fund depositor... 5675
TABLive Feb 22 Creating an integrated market where banks collaborate with each other for customers’ needs ... 2538
Co-published Feb 22 UOB integrates Citigroup in ASEAN’s largest data merger UOB’s acquisition of Citigroup’s ASEAN banking franchise in 2022 marked a significant expansion, adding over 2.4 million customers to its exist... 45
