Speech Feb 28 Peter Ong on connecting global capital with enterprises I would like to warmly welcome you to the Global Investor Summit. In this 3rd edition of the Singapore Fintech Festival, organized by Monetary Auth... 5307
Research Note Feb 28 Renewed impetus helps accelerate industry-wide trade digitalisation efforts but interoperability remains key hurdle The ongoing slowdown in global trade, exacerbated by the US-China trade tension, has reduced transaction volume, increased competition and ... 11689 Current Account Feb 28 Greater engagement among exchanges on ESG disclosure and products Majority of responding exchanges perceived investor demand for ESG disclosure Lack of convergence on ESG standards and formats in ... 9613 Sponsored content Feb 28 5G will drive the “financial new normal" New technologies enabling massive data storage and processing will revolutionise businesses and industries COVID-19 drives use of ... 7293 Interview Feb 28 Deutsche Bank’s Khan: “Risk recalibration fundamental to growing ESG market” APAC plays critical role as destination of ESG investments and in shaping governance frameworks Expanding ESG opportu... 11774 Research Note Feb 28 BankQuality Rankings 2020: Consumers will dictate the winners and losers in the digital era Digital services a key driver of customer engagement and loyalty Rankings reflect the true voice of consumers Banks were... 9323 Research Note Feb 28 Retail Awards 2020: Best players focus on digital engagement and customer-centric ecosystems amid uncertain environment Digital agility is key to winning in the future of retail financial services Hyperpersonalisation - leveraging big data and artifi... 6956 Feature Feb 28 Central banks accelerate digital currency plans as PBOC surges ahead There is a renewed interest by policymakers in advancing digital currencies research as a means to create reliable payment infrastructure 10606 Datafiles Feb 28 Can impact investing play a part in war zones? Launching humanitarian bonds in war zones Deficit in humanitarian funding Impact bonds for transparency and positive imp... 6648 Interview Feb 28 East Capital’s Hirn: “Being state-owned is not the issue” The following key points were discussed: Governments are still the ones pushing for 8399
Current Account Feb 28 Greater engagement among exchanges on ESG disclosure and products Majority of responding exchanges perceived investor demand for ESG disclosure Lack of convergence on ESG standards and formats in ... 9613
Sponsored content Feb 28 5G will drive the “financial new normal" New technologies enabling massive data storage and processing will revolutionise businesses and industries COVID-19 drives use of ... 7293
Interview Feb 28 Deutsche Bank’s Khan: “Risk recalibration fundamental to growing ESG market” APAC plays critical role as destination of ESG investments and in shaping governance frameworks Expanding ESG opportu... 11774
Research Note Feb 28 BankQuality Rankings 2020: Consumers will dictate the winners and losers in the digital era Digital services a key driver of customer engagement and loyalty Rankings reflect the true voice of consumers Banks were... 9323
Research Note Feb 28 Retail Awards 2020: Best players focus on digital engagement and customer-centric ecosystems amid uncertain environment Digital agility is key to winning in the future of retail financial services Hyperpersonalisation - leveraging big data and artifi... 6956
Feature Feb 28 Central banks accelerate digital currency plans as PBOC surges ahead There is a renewed interest by policymakers in advancing digital currencies research as a means to create reliable payment infrastructure 10606
Datafiles Feb 28 Can impact investing play a part in war zones? Launching humanitarian bonds in war zones Deficit in humanitarian funding Impact bonds for transparency and positive imp... 6648
Interview Feb 28 East Capital’s Hirn: “Being state-owned is not the issue” The following key points were discussed: Governments are still the ones pushing for 8399
Research Note Feb 28 SCF to increase share of sustainability-linked loans which hit $119.6 B in 2020 Buyers and their financing partners are rewarding sustainability efforts of suppliers by providing financing at competitive and discounted r... 3908
Research Note Feb 28 The central bank digital currency disruption has arrived! Innovation in payment services and the rise of e-commerce platforms have dramatically altered how consumers, merchants and financial intermediaries... 49005
Interview Feb 28 Room to Read’s Wood: “Young women from developing countries see wage increases of up to 20% for every year of education” Wood left a lucrative position as director of business development at Microsoft when he started his campaign to give every child a chance to read a... 5147
Datafiles Feb 28 Almost 40% of current unicorns were created in the first eight months of 2021 US companies dominate the list of unicorns, while Indian startups have received more funding amid China’s crackdow... 21194
Opinions Feb 28 MFS Investment Management’s Hindocha and Popielarski: “Active managers are catalysts for sustainability adoption” Active management can identify companies that are more sustainable Investors want nuanced unde... 304
Interview Feb 28 Taurus Wealth Advisors’ Unni: “Higher regulation offers protection to wealth owners and family offices” Unni said “some clients consider impact as the first objective and returns become secondary”. Due to increasing focus on the private wealth sp... 4481
Research Note Feb 28 Global corporates and FIs see digital currency and sustainable finance as key drivers for RMB use China is driving international RMB adoption for a digital and sustainable future Opening up and engagement with the global capital... 7603
Opinions Feb 28 Business leaders must clean up quickly to cash in on COP26 More than 100 countries have agreed to cut their methane emissions by 30% by 2030 under the Global Methane Pledge According to Int... 2950
Interview Feb 28 Gunung Capital’s Kimin Tanoto: “China will lead in the fight to lower carbon emissions in the whole of Asia” Kimin Tanoto, founder and CEO of Gunung Capital, a Singapore-based private investment company focused on ESG-related impact investments, shared tha... 5704
Perspectives Feb 28 Banks face escalating battle in fight against digital fraud The recent SMS phishing scam at OCBC Bank accentuate the need for banks to do more than just strengthening infrastructure security measures<... 9049
Research Note Feb 28 Continued innovation in DeFi and CeFi underpins future of cryptos Bitcoin price drop casts new doubts The crypto market beyond bitcoin The number of users exceeds prior projections ... 22538
Current Account Feb 28 Russia-Ukraine crisis exacerbates supply chain disruption Buyers of key Russian exports such as energy, mineral and metals will be forced to cut off trade to comply with sanctions Russia... 22952
Press Release Feb 28 Atul Jain built Deutsche Bank as a top trade finance institution in Asia Pacific The council of advisors recognised the transformative leadership of Deutsche Bank’s Atul Jain in building the bank as a top trade fi... 7233
Opinions Feb 28 “Financial inclusion is a lie” Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of economic development, yet how the industry ascertains its success is often less exacting than what the numb... 9476
Press Release Feb 28 Bill Winters leads StanChart’s strategic shift, refocusing on Asia for profitability and market share Winters appointed CEO during challenging times in the bank’s history Reconnecting Asia to the rest of ... 9300
News Analysis Feb 28 Global central banks' quantitative tightening and implications for industry At the onset of the pandemic, central banks worldwide acted swiftly to contain the economic fallout from the health crisis and support recovery. Mo... 1735
Interview Feb 28 Grammig Advisory’s founder: “Next generation family offices more open to cryptocurrencies” Connecting with people is becoming a predominant service required of family offices It is harder to penetrate the high growth mark... 7510
Speeches and Presentations Feb 28 “How climate change will transform finance” Emmanuel Daniel, chairman and founder of The Asian Banker and Wealth and Society, gave a keynote speech at the MPC21 Conference held virtually on 1... 8053
Interview Feb 28 Ambitions of MAS’ first licensed crypto payments player Eric Barbier, founder and CEO, TripleA, discussed the various reasons and ways his company secured the first crypto payments licence from the Monet... 15078
Sibos Round Up Feb 28 HSBC's Vinay Mendonca: “Digitisation of our trade finance has scaled up” ... 2508
Speech Feb 28 NatWest’s Howard Davies: “The rise of neobanks, fintechs and AI challenges traditional banking” Howard Davies explained the turbulence experienced by banks in the US and EU, particularly, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse. ... 3761
Awards Ceremonies Feb 28 Role of strong and sustainable leadership in the financial services industry Bank of China (Hong Kong) came out as the top Wealth Management Bank, reporting 180% post-pandemic growth in the affluent client segment. Its Famil... 1666
Site Visits Feb 28 Innovation and leadership lessons from SoftBank and SBI Japan has long been a global leader in technological innovation, and two of its most dynamic organisations, SoftBank and SBI, exemplify this eth... 398
