Banking
Vying To Serve Asia’s Rich
Private-banking assets in East Asia will soon outpace Europe, but competition is fierce. Effective digitization holds the key to success.
Author: Simon Littlewood
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Features
Partnering For Profit
Fearing loss of revenue as their business customers push to go paperless, Asia’s banking giants are forging new partnerships.
Features
Banks Surf Asia’s Fintech Wave
Digital and mobile technologies are rapidly transforming the way Asians use financial services. Is competition or collaboration the answer for traditional banks?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Australia’s “Modern Slavery” Bill To Impact Global Supply Chains
Australia cracks down on modern slavery.
Data
Custody Battle
With the growth in digital assets, there’s a growing need for secure custody. Fintech startups are ready, but where are the banks?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New York Warms To Cryptos
New York City joins Singapore and Hong Kong in embracing cryptocurrencies, albeit gingerly.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Enlightened Policy Paves The Way For Blockchain Preeminence
Financial innovation on the rise in nations where cryptocurrencies and related technologies are regulated rather than banned.
Features
The End Of Easy Money
Low interest rates have distorted stock prices, real estate markets and balance sheets. When central banks finally shut off the spigot, it won’t be pretty.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Tax Bends & Breaks
New rules could make it harder for companies to book profits in places with favorable tax rates.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
CFOs Boxed Out By Compliance?
CFOs are now so consumed by the need to meet expanding compliance requirements, they’re finding it harder to focus on big-picture strategy.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Transfer Pricing: A Risky Juggling Act
Transfer pricing—price-setting for sales within a corporate family—for maximum returns takes on heightened risk as governments crack down on creative tax-avoidance maneuvers.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hanjin: Coal Mine Canary?
Some believe Hanjin's bankruptcy signals that quantitative easing has no more power, and a global recession is on the horizon.