Trade Finance
DBS appoints Vivek Batra as global head of sales for transaction banking
Batra replaces Ken Stratton who has decided to go into semi-retirement after 32 years in banking.
DBS appoints Vivek Batra as global head of sales for transaction banking
Batra replaces Ken Stratton who has decided to go into semi-retirement after 32 years in banking.
Hong Kong banks' system loans up 9.6% in 2012
Thanks to trade finance and China-related lending.
Consumers warned of risks over Chinese financial products
A senior Chinese banking regulator warned of risks in wealth-management products of Chinese banks.
Hong Kong banks' trade finance to grow 20% in 2013
It's also expected to be more China-biased.
See how RMB payments in US depressingly slumped 38% in December
US slipped to 6th place in offshore RMB countries.
Standard Chartered appoints Margaret Harwood-Jones as global head for investors & intermediaries, sales
She will be based in Singapore.
Shinhan Bank raises $350-M through bonds
Shinhan Bank will have US350 million to refinance its debts and extend loans to smaller companies.
Standard Chartered RMB globalisation index rebounded in November
It hit a new high of 737.
DBS Hong Kong launches first RMB Index for VVinning Enterprises
It tracks the actual usage of RMB among Hong Kong companies.
Renminbi clearing in Taiwan could begin this week
Central bank finalizing preparations for start of renminbi operations.
StanChart and Shell China gets a go-ahead for a cross-border sweeping structure
Shell China can now use surplus cash for business needs.
More than 5% of Asian clients want to change bank in the next 6 months
And 25% is likely to do the same.
Why Asian banks' prospects for 2013 are not in their own hands
Find out why banks can only do as well as the clients do.
Takaful Ikhlas Appoints New President Cum CEO
Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd (Takaful Ikhlas), a financial protection service provider, has appointed Ab Latiff Bin
3 reasons why cross-border RMB business is lucrative for BOC
Its offshore settlement reached RMB948bn, a 30% market share.
A quick guide to BNP Paribas' newest service for the LSE-SGX cross-trade project
Find out how its post-trade service will benefit Singapore-based brokers unlikely to hold memberships of any UK-based clearing house.
Bank of England urged to back renminbi trading
Top investment banks ask the BoE to provide a swap line.