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Cheow Hoe Chan: Managing the IT Agenda

Over the last five years we have seen four key trends which have dramatically reshaped IT’s role within organisations.

Cheow Hoe Chan: Managing the IT Agenda

Over the last five years we have seen four key trends which have dramatically reshaped IT’s role within organisations.

Tse appointed HSBC asset management CEO in Singapore

Ms Mah Yeok Fun, the incumbent, will take up the newly created role of Head of Institutional Business Development, South East Asia.

Cash management in China

Many Chinese companies are facing cash flow problems from the impact of the financial crisis. As such, it has become more and more crucial for companies to improve cash management and use funds efficiently.

Rabobank appoints Soh Hang Kwang CEO of Singapore branch

Under Head of Asia for Rabobank International Robert Jan van Zadelhoff, Soh Hang Kwang will also lead Representative Markets.

MasterCard Worldwide appoints Denzil Lawson head of Regional Business Development

Lawson, who last held the position of General Manager for Middle East and Levant, will now handle business development of the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa region. He had worked for ANZ Bank in Australia for more than 12 years before joining MasterCard in 2002 to lead its sales and business development for Africa, Middle East and South Asia.

Maybank Singapore offers equity-linked structured deposit

Blue Skies Structured Deposit's US$7,094 minimum initial investment can yield maturity payout of 10%.

Banks need to bundle and price right for profit

Having just come back from meeting with banks in Asia, the case for dynamic charging as a driver of customer profitability is clear.

Bank of Singapore targets doubling assets to US$46bln

OCBC's private banking arm capitalises parent company’s strong base in Southeast Asia to achieve its goal.

Banks need to bundle and price right for profit

Having just come back from meeting with banks in Asia, the case for dynamic charging as a driver of customer profitability is clear.

OCBC 2009 profit up 12% on non-interest income surge

37% growth in non-interest income together with lower cost-to-income ratio helped lender earn S$1,962mln.

CSFI/PwC report warns of Asian banking risks

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Asia Financial Services Leader Dominic Nixon talks about the Banking Banana Skin Survey 2010 and what bankers in Asia fear the most.

Singapore lifts ban on sales of structured notes by DBS, Maybank and RBS

The ban was lifted after accounting firms KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers said they were satisfied with the banks' plans and implementation.

CSFI/PwC report warns of Asian banking risks

Over-reaction of regulators ranked as the biggest fear of Asian bankers.

UniCredit pulls trade team out of Singapore

The bank's Forfaiting & Trade Finance business moved to Hong Kong, headed by Charles Brough and Florence Kwan.

Moody's lowers Singaporean banks' hybrid securities ratings

Moody's Investors Service downgraded its ratings on certain Singaporean banks' hybrid securities in line with its revised guidelines.

DBS interested in investing in Chinese bank

Possible investment in a mainland lender is part of DBS' aggressive expansion plan.

DBS inaugurates new headquarters building in Shanghai

Singapore's largest bank continues to grow its branch footprint in China with the inauguration of DBS Bank Tower located in Lujiazui.