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Banks need liability innovation to lower green loan costs
Banks need liability innovation to lower green loan costs
ASEAN needs over $1 trillion to decarbonise by 2030.
Mizuho expands mid-term finance emission targets
The targets are aimed to be met by FY2030.
China’s investment banking fees drop 25% in 9M 2024
ECM underwriting fees, M&A advisory fees, and syndicated lending fees all registered declines.
ING disbursed $35.37b in sustainable finance in Q2
EMEA represents a bulk of ING's sustainable finance activities.
DBS inks MOU with China trade promotion council to boost Asia trade, investment
DBS’ foreign direct investment unit will work with Chinese enterprises.
APAC investment banking fees hit lowest nine-month period in 7 years
ECM underwriting fees hit lowest figure in over a decade.
BNY names ex-HSBC banker as head of APAC corporate trust
Jamie Pratt will lead, develop, and execute BNY’s corporate trust strategy.
MUFG names Yoshi Katsuda as Middle East regional head
Katsuda was most recently part of the GCIB Planning Division in Tokyo.
MUAM to establish new organisation for credit investment
This will commence on 1 October.
Westpac names Anthony Miller as CEO
Before joining Westpac, Miller was the Australia/NZ CEO of Deutsche Bank for 4 years.
Citi nabs J.P. Morgan banker to head investment banking financing
Achintya Mangla is now in charge of financing duties for Citi’s global DCM, ECM, syndicate and private capital markets.
Citi nabs BofA, ex-Goldman Sachs’ bankers to boost ANZ markets business
The new senior hires also come from Perennial Partners and MST Financial.
Banks must expand net zero targets, set clearer O&G goals: org
Japan, SoKor have yet to set medium and long-term targets aligned with a 1.5°C scenario.
SMBC names Atul Bhuchar as APAC head of transaction banking product
Bhuchar joins from Partior, a JV by Temasek, DBS, JP Morgan and StanChart.
StanChart beefs up leadership of trade and transaction banking teams
SC appointed new banking heads based in Singapore and Germany.
DBS pilots blockchain-backed treasury tokens for treasury, liquidity mgmt
The tokens enable collaborator Ant Int’l to reduce settlements into seconds.
Citi names Yeo Wenxian as wealth head for South Asia
Yeo will also take over as CEO of Citibank Singapore Limited.
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Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
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