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Citi launches new information technology technology called Open Ai
Citi launches new information technology technology called Open Ai
Learn what it can do for alternative investment clients.
Overseas Indian banks post high credit growth
Growth stood at 27% 2011-12 compared to foreign banks operating in India.
India to issue new bank licensing guidelines in May
Find out what it means for banks.
Indian banks boosting overseas staff
Number of employees working abroad rose 6.1% in fiscal year 2011-2012.
CIMB launches its investment banking business in India
Devesh Kumar will lead the 60-strong team in India.
BPI sees strong business growth in Q1
The second largest bank says growth will be driven by the Philippines’ strong economic performance.
Indonesia banks' loan growth likely to jump 23%
But profit may be disappointing.
Citi Philippines has new head
Batara Sianturi is the new Citi Country Officer for the Philippines and the Philippines/Guam Cluster Head.
Shadow banking sector now 60% of China’s GDP
Fitch Ratings warns shadow banking is stoking instability in the banking sector.
Over 100 firms vie for new Indian banking licenses
Rules on new banking licenses continue to confuse, however.
SBV to double capital to US$479 million
Central bank wants to better stabilize Vietnam’s troubled banking sector.
CIMB begins investment banking in India
CIMB now in all major APAC markets except Taiwan.
MUFG acquires Deutsche Bank real estate subsidiary
Japan's largest financial group buys US$3.7 billion loan portfolio of UnionBanCal.
Don't be fooled by the Chinese banks' strong rebound of TSF in March
Barclays warns it will not be sustained.
HSBC's margins in Hong Kong to start rising in 2014
Thanks to the benefit of mortgage repricing.
Standard Chartered issues its first RMB5b financial bond in China
It's a 3-year bond with coupon rate of 4.2%.
Chinese banks' TSF reaches a record RMB 2.55t in March
Guess what caused the increase?
Commentary
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Why fragmented communications are becoming a hidden governance risk for Asia Pacific banks
From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer