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15 March, 2021

Grab’s Spac prospect is SGX’s ordeal

Euromoney, March 15 2021 Singapore always knew its fintech superstar might ditch the city state’s exchange in favour […]
9 March, 2021

Khazanah result adds to questions about Shahril’s future

Euromoney, March 9 2021 Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund had a grim 2020, not helped by a far-too-heavy concentration […]
9 March, 2021

Deutsche launches tool for currency-restricted Asia treasurers

Euromoney, March 9 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted corporates to look afresh at automation and efficiency in […]
9 March, 2021

Why the Turkey Wealth Fund is looking to Asia

March 9 2021 Zafer Sönmez was well underway with a long-term plan to model Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund […]
7 March, 2021

Diokno’s FIST law gives Philippine banks a boost, but do they need it?

March 7 2021 Benjamin Diokno, governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, […]
5 March, 2021

Singapore sovereign wealth leads the field in Covid deal activity

Euromoney, March 5 2021 A new study finds that Temasek and GIC were in almost two thirds of […]
3 March, 2021

A Plan in Asia for Citi’s Fraser

Euromoney, March 3 2021, with Elliot Wilson Citi’s new CEO Jane Fraser set out her vision statement this […]
2 March, 2021

AmBank settles for 1MDB actions, denting ANZ

Euromoney, March 2 2021 The Malaysian lender has reached a $700 million settlement with the Malaysian government. It […]
23 February, 2021

Macquarie, Texas and the complex business of electricity

Euromoney, February 23 2021 The Australian financial services company has announced a profit guidance upgrade prompted by a […]
23 February, 2021

Why HSBC’s Asia pivot must mean more than just Greater China

Euromoney, February 23 2021 As we’ve said before, HSBC’s ‘pivot to Asia’ strategy is nothing new. One could […]
16 February, 2021

How bond gridlock in Laos speaks to global problems

Euromoney, February 16 2021 Laos has twice postponed a bond that it badly needs to issue. A small […]
10 February, 2021

What DBS’s results tell us about banking and Covid

Euromoney, February 10 2021 Wednesday’s annual result for 2020 from DBS was closely watched, and not just by […]