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Crédit Agricole CIB announces new senior hires for APAC
The hires are for the Debt Origination and Advisory department.
Crédit Agricole CIB announces new senior hires for APAC
The hires are for the Debt Origination and Advisory department.
1 in 10 Singaporeans defer loan repayments
Majority plan to boost investments and savings.
1 in 5 affluent Singaporeans defer loan repayments, mull switching banks: survey
Over 40% of mass affluent bank customers saw their incomes decrease.
Fintech YouTrip launches online travel insurance in platform
The company’s business reportedly grew four times in Q2 compared to 2021.
StanChart taps ex-JP Morgan banker as new CIO for North Asia
Cheng was head of Asia Equity Strategy for JP Morgan Private Bank.
Rising interest rates to be Hong Kong banks’ saving grace
NIMs are expected to rise and outweigh asset quality deterioration in the near term.
MUFG names Manoj Bhatia as head of corporate global subsidiary banking
Bhatia will continue his role as head of GSB Asia Pacific.
South Korea’s deposit, loan interest rates rose in May
Average interest rate for new deposits rose 15 basis points from April.
Is Hong Kong’s role as offshore financial center under threat?
Inflows from Mainland China will support the city, but issues are challenging this role.
BRImo superapp offers digital account opening for Bank Raya
The gig economy-focused digital bank now has over 700,000 users.
DBS vs OCBC: Which bank will be the bigger winner from an upcycle in interest rates?
An analyst said one of the banks will have an earnings growth of 15.9% in 2023.
Australian regulator revokes Citigroup’s banking license
This follows after CPL’s consumer banking business was acquired by NAB.
Dah Sing Bank approved to open new Shenzhen Branch
Establishment of the new branch is slated for early 2023.
HK businesses see 50% increase of bad debt write-offs: study
Almost half of the total value of business-to-business invoices was overdue.
HSBC renews bancassurance partnership with Allianz
It will cover six markets, with HSBC and Allianz offering life and non-life products.
Citi names sole head of equity capital markets for Australia and New Zealand
Jahrling joined Citi as co-head of ECM in 2021.
DBS raises fixed home loan rate, scraps 5-year fixed package: report
The new rate is 0.03 percentage points higher than the previous 2-year fixed rate.