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ABN AMRO names Simon Dodd as Asia Pacific head of project finance and Greater China country executive

He joins from Intesa Saopaolo S.p.A. where he was chief executive for Hong Kong and the APAC general manager for the last ten years. Simon has...

ABN AMRO names Simon Dodd as Asia Pacific head of project finance and Greater China country executive

He joins from Intesa Saopaolo S.p.A. where he was chief executive for Hong Kong and the APAC general manager for the last ten years. Simon has...

Citi Private Bank reveals key appointments in Asia Pacific

Rudolf Hitsch has been appointed North Asia head, Jyrki Rauhio as South Asia head, and Akbar Shah as head of business development at Citi Private Bank...

Banks urged to brace for geopolitical and regulatory tensions in 2018

Banks also need to prepare for increased competition from non-traditional players.

Outlook for Chinese banks 'stable' through 2018: Moody's

Thanks to strengthening government regulations and stable economic growth.

Singapore banks can save over 10% from fintech

Moreover, about 41% of banked balance has now abandoned traditional channels.

Thai banks' loan growth could reach 6.7% in 2018

But banks are still reluctant to lend due to credit risk concerns.

Hong Kong banks to benefit from subsiding asset pressure in 2018

The banks have emerged from a shallow episode of asset deterioration in 2016.

What the new Basel IV rules could mean for banks

The use of banks’ own internal models to calculate their RWA will be limited under the new rules.

Chinese banks must watch out for this hidden hazard

A mortgage fraud frenzy could spell disaster for banks, says Reuters.

Citi appoints Zoher Karu as head of Asia Pacific data and analytics

He joins Citi from eBay with oversight of Citi’s Consumer Banking data and analytics capabilities and customer insights.

5 key lessons for Asian banks' BCBS 239 compliance journey

Since the BCBS 239 principles on risk data aggregation and risk reporting were published by the Basel Committee in 2013, globally systemically...