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Empowering women to Rise Up in Financial Services across the globe

Tracey Davies, President of Money20/20, and founder of the Rise Up initiative, outlines the five ways the program empowers women at work as the...

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Empowering women to Rise Up in Financial Services across the globe

Tracey Davies, President of Money20/20, and founder of the Rise Up initiative, outlines the five ways the program empowers women at work as the...

News

China's evolving bank restructuring: From loan-to-equity to loan-to-convertible bond swaps

It has been two years since Chinese banks have seen their luck turn sour with raising NPLs and decreasing profits. Preoccupied by other issues –...

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Supporting trade finance in Asia

61% of respondents to the ICC Banking Commission’s latest Global Survey reported a shortfall in global trade finance. And US$700 billion of the unmet...

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Blueprints for Japan's next-generation payment infrastructure

This post examines initiatives to accelerate the development of Japan's payment infrastructure through the lens of the Zengin System—the heart of this...

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Banks are fighting to remain relevant

Global banking is facing a perfect storm. In addition to weak economic growth, major regulatory challenges, and historically low interest rates, the...

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Legacy modernisation in Japan's financial industry

This post examines the current status and future outlook of legacy modernisation in Japan's financial industry based on a survey Celent conducted in...

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Regulation of domestic debit card transactions in Thailand

Back in 2012, Thailand's Electronic Transactions Commission issued regulations that mandated domestic processing of domestic debit card transactions...

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Stressed assets of Indian banks: Way forward

As per Reserve Bank of India, the Indian banking system has gross stressed assets of 11.5% of total assets, as of March 2016. Amongst the various...

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Redesigning the Indian monetary policy framework

The classical central banker’s dilemma is how to address the growth versus inflation conflict. The prevailing orthodoxy has remained an independent...

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Slower markets don't necessarily spell doom & gloom for jobs

Slower economic conditions around the region are certainly impacting our banks and financial services institutions, but that doesn’t mean hiring &...

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Post-bonus season ushers in a flurry of recruitment activity

The second quarter of the calendar year is always a very active period for recruiters, after Chinese New Year and post-bonus season. Whilst candidates...

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A new year signals new jobs

The first quarter of the calendar year is traditionally a peak recruitment season within banking & financial services. The pace of recruitment will...

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Effective delivery of private banking risk and regulatory transformation in Asia

Private banks in Asia are increasingly burdened by risk and regulatory requirements, in fact more so than any other segments within banking...

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Do you need to future-proof your career?

Careers in banking and finance are ever-evolving as constant change in Asia's markets creates demand for new skill sets. Whether changes are caused by...

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