Blogs & Opinion

Are your banking skills in demand?

Demand remains steady for candidates across Asia’s banking and finance sector despite the current global economic conditions. Read ››

Specialist business models for asset managers

Although asset management is considered the most consistently profitable business in financial services, there has been extreme volatility in the degree to which individual firms capture profits. Read ››

AIJ investors advisors: made (off) in Japan

The unfolding scandal in Tokyo involving pension investment management firm AIJ Investment Advisors Co. Read ››

Private banking with Asia's new rich

As Asia emerges as the world’s largest wealth region, the one question foremost on the minds of all private bankers should be this: what does a typical Asian client look like? Read ››

Is Occupy Wall Street becoming a catalyst for change In our approach to corporate social responsibility?

Some western commentators have theorised that the movement has come about because of the impact of the economic downturn and government austerity measures on citizens. Read ››

Top five mistakes junior banking professionals make in job interviews

How you perform in job interviews is arguably the most important factor in determining whether or not you secure the job you want. Read ››

What to do when 79% of job-seekers are turned-off by long recruitment process

While the Australasian banking and financial services job market has seen mixed levels of demand so far in 2011, as the year progresses we’re expecting to see continued demand in key areas and skills shortages to appear, putting pressure on employers to examine the way they recruit. Read ››

Agility: The new competitive edge

The impact of the last financial crisis continues to have a profound effect on the revenue streams, cost structures and profitability of the asset management industry. Read ››

Payment institutions: what role can they play for corporates?

The global financial crisis was a stark reminder for many companies that effective working capital management and strong counterparty risk management are important. Read ››

China's 5 year financial sector and the new 5-year plans

As with its predecessor, the new 5-year Development Plan attaches importance to continuing financial sector reform in four main areas: (i) strengthening financial institutions, (ii) development of financial markets, (iii) improvements to monetary policy instruments, and (iv) enhancement of the supervisory framework. Read ››

Collateral management wisdom

As the rest of the world scurried to locate adequate collateral in order to secure transactions against mounting counterparty risk and to gain access to central bank liquidity, Asian banks and financial institutions were relaxed. Read ››

Asian Banking & Finance hiring hotspots

Increasing market strength and new government regulation will see new permanent roles created this quarter in China. Read ››

Empty thrones

Throughout the last two quarters, most hiring managers in banks were grappling with multiple offers and counter offers, thinking the worst of them. Read ››

Do banks still make good employers?

The banking industry has been getting a bad wrap in recent times, but is this scrutiny justified, and is working in banking now radically different to what it was when the industry afforded a much better reputation? Read ››

Evolving regulatory reform

According to a recent joint KPMG and Oracle survey of executives from financial institutions across the region, the recently proposed reforms Basel III are likely to have a significant impact on banks in Asia-Pacific. Read ››

2011: Rabbits and financial instruments accounting

The Year of the Rabbit will be a year with quite a lot of attention on accounting standards, particularly financial instruments accounting. Read ››

Bank losses under scrutiny

Since the global financial crisis, tax authorities globally have been carefully monitoring compliance risks from planning activities associated with the use of tax losses by banks. Read ››

Basel Committee announces higher capital ratios

Banking observers had previously suggested that the full Basel III package of capital and liquidity reforms proposed could reduce returns on equity in the sector by up to a third. Read ››

Global tax code for banks to shape behaviours

The OECD’s increasingly influential Forum on Tax Administration recently endorsed a global code of practice on tax for banks (the OECD tax code). Read ››