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Investors as company stewards – the future?

At the beginning of July, the world saw its first Stewardship Code being launched – in the UK. It will require institutional investors to commit to...

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Investors as company stewards – the future?

At the beginning of July, the world saw its first Stewardship Code being launched – in the UK. It will require institutional investors to commit to...

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Phased reduction in interest withholding tax to boost bank access to offshore funding in longer term

A phased reduction in interest withholding tax for Australian banks and foreign banks operating in Australia seeking to access funding from offshore...

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Why changing customer demands will reshape banking in Asia-Pacific

A lot is written about the pressures on banks created by regulators, financial markets, and the overall health of the economies in which they operate...

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Job seekers pack their bags for the right opportunity

We’ve seen an increasing number of skilled professionals are relocating in order to secure their next career step. For many professionals, relocation...

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Restoring business trust and confidence in the financial institutions

The recent global financial crisis hammered home a painful but clear reminder that risk is pervasive, and can have far-reaching consequences.

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Employment trends in banking - Singapore market

The financial services industry has seen a resurgence in hiring activity as the Asian economic outlook has shown signs of improvement since September...

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Payments ecosystem – are financial services really seeing the changes occurring?

Financial Institutions should take note of the changing environment in payments. The payments ecosystem is transforming itself into something many...

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Microfinance in China

Providing banking and other financial services to the poor has always presented particular challenges. By definition, people with little or no money...

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Christina Ng: Is the current market growth sustainable?

There has been a general buzz in the Hong Kong market recently mainly due to the strong equities and real estate markets. With most firms’ profit...

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Balance of power swinging back to job seekers

Accountancy & Finance, Banking, and Finance Technology are the skills in demand across Asia.

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Mark Billington: Accounting standards set for convergence detour?

Several Asian countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, India and Japan, are currently going through the final stages of adopting...

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Phillip Straley: Capital and liquidity management in the wake of the crisis

The banking industry has been talking for years about what comes after Basel II, even as banks remain focused on ongoing Basel II implementation...

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Mark Billington: Should multinationals report results by country?

The financial crisis has generated demands for greater transparency in international taxation, pushing tax avoidance up the political agenda.

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Cheow Hoe Chan: Managing the IT Agenda

Over the last five years we have seen four key trends which have dramatically reshaped IT’s role within organisations.

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Banks need to bundle and price right for profit

Having just come back from meeting with banks in Asia, the case for dynamic charging as a driver of customer profitability is clear.

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Banks need to bundle and price right for profit

Having just come back from meeting with banks in Asia, the case for dynamic charging as a driver of customer profitability is clear.

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CSFI/PwC report warns of Asian banking risks

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Asia Financial Services Leader Dominic Nixon talks about the Banking Banana Skin Survey 2010 and what bankers in Asia fear...

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