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APAC financial institutions struggle with ESG skill shortage
Organisations need the right talent to navigate regulatory and reputational risks.
APAC financial institutions struggle with ESG skill shortage
Organisations need the right talent to navigate regulatory and reputational risks.
Malaysia unveils policy for the disposal and purchase of impaired loans
The policy aims to provide a larger pool of buyers for the market, the central bank said.
APAC lenders turn picky amidst trade disputes
China, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea may be most impacted.
Tokenisation of financial assets growing, but still in early stages
It enables a more transparent and standardised lending life cycle, says analysts.
Planned merger broadens TCL’s diversity, auto-market exposure
Underwriting criteria may be tightened to combat integration risks.
Fintech Paywatch secures $30m in series A funding round
Vanderbilt University and Third Prime led the investment round.
Citi Australia names David Bailey as head of debt capital markets
Bailey returns to Australia from New York.
HDBank reports 6.2% credit growth in H1
The bank’s return on equity (ROE) reached 26.7%.
Hong Kong banks’ composite interest rate falls 4bp to 2.61% in May
This was due to a decrease in weighted funding cost for deposits during the month.
Thai banks grapple with slowing exports and weak consumer sentiment
Fitch has revised its loan growth estimates to 3% from 5% previously.
APAC banks grapple with rising commercial real estate risks
Office vacancies have jumped and CRE prices have dropped.
South Korea’s corporate financing dropped in May
Equity issues and IPO volumes plummeted during the month.
Balance of Taiwan’s cash card loans is $372.4b in April
There are 0.3 million cash cards recorded during the month.
Credit Agricole names new chief representative officer for Indonesia
Alexis Rafiidson succeeds Xavier Roux, who is retiring.
Ant International unveils microlending service bettr
It has partnered with Thailand’s AWC to start.
Rapid loan growth weighs on Bank of Suzhou’s capital ratios
The bank is expected to maintain good asset quality over the same period.
Malaysia's private sector credit grows 5.4% in April
Thanks to higher growth in both outstanding loans and corporate bonds.
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