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Waking up to progression of the renminbi
Date: Feb 03, 2012
David Sear, chief operating officer for Western Union Business Solutions, looks at the internationalisation of the renminbi and its implications for global SMEs who trade with China.
Author: David Sear Categories: China, Hong Kong, Payments, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking Keywords: Rmb, Offshore Trading Hub, Chinese Government, George Osborne, London, Bank of China Hong Kong
Past regulatory and banking solutions fail to halt China’s currency exodus
Date: Jan 31, 2012
Beijing has in the past has solved the problem of currency outflow by allowing banks to defer repayment dates or by writing off bad loans, but these options may not work for much longer.
Author: Baron Laudermilk Categories: China, Government Finance, Transaction Services Keywords: Rmb, Asian Financial Crisis, Beijing
Panin Bank lights up its retail banking infrastructure
Date: Jan 31, 2012
Ken Ng, head of retail banking at Indonesia’s Panin Bank, is leveraging IT to continue growing faster than the industry.
Author: Peter Hoflich Categories: Branch Banking, Channels, Core Banking, Payments, Retail Banking, Technology & Operations Keywords: Ken Ng, Panin Bank, ANZ, CRM, KPIs
EU banks’ decreasing exposure to Asian assets: Volatility or opportunity?
Date: Jan 30, 2012
European banks contribution to total loans in Asia saw a huge decrease from 30% in 2007 to 16% in 1H 2011. What implications does this trend have for economies and markets across the region?
Author: Doron Foo Categories: Databook, Risk and Regulation Keywords: European Banks, Loans, Market Share, Liquidity Risk News, Interviews and Analysis on Current Developments
OCBC Securities reveals IT resiliency gap with recent two hour outage
Date: Feb 02, 2012
Hosting facility’s power disruption leaves customers and brokers in the dark.
Author: Aldo Joson Categories: Operational Risk & Security, Risk and Regulation, Technology & Operations Keywords: OCBC Securities, Trading Disruption, ATM Network, IT Infrastructure, Mizuho Bank
Agricultural Bank of China and China Construction Bank appoint new chairmen: Status quo unchanged
Date: Jan 26, 2012
ABC and CCB appoint Jiang Choliang and Wang Hongzhang as respective chairmen, but internal monetary and financial issues likely to force Chinese banks to stay on course.
Author: Baron Laudermilk Categories: Leadership, Retail Banking, Wealth Management Keywords: Wang Hongzhang, Jiang Choliang, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank
Renminbi payment growth shakes off Q4 shivers
Date: Jan 20, 2012
Data gathered by Asian Banker Research on renminbi use shows that trade settlements have wavered and deposit growth has dipped, while SWIFT data shows that payments have recovered after a two-month slump.
Author: Peter Hoflich Categories: Hong Kong, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking Keywords: SWIFT, Rmb, Wim Raymaekers, Richard Brown, Fred DiCocco, BNY Mellon Treasury Services, Maria Mandler, BAML
BBVA and Google agreement herald a shift to web based enterprise services
Date: Jan 20, 2012
Internet search giant may see a turnaround for its cloud computing app takeup from usually conservative banks.
Author: Aldo Joson Categories: Innovation, Technology & Operations Keywords: BBVA, Google, Cloud Computing, Jose Olalla, Amazon, Microsoft Daily News On The Financial Services Industry
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