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UOB Group posts net earnings of $2.26b for FY2012

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OCBC posts net profit of $3.22b for FY 2012, up 73% YoY

JP Morgan Chase reports Q4 2012 net income of $5.7b

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Interview transcript: Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, 16th April 2012, Part 1 of 4

Date: May 25, 2012
Author: Asian Banker Editorial
Categories: Operational Risk, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management
Keywords: Wells Fargo, Dick Kovacevich, Risk Management, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Originations, Volcker Rule, Proprietary Trading, OCC

In an exclusive video interview, Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, discusses risky sub-prime mortgages, discipline in risk management, and the impact of regulatory costs on financial services.

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Interview transcript: Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, 16th April 2012, Part 2 of 4

Date: May 25, 2012
Author: Asian Banker Editorial
Categories: Operational Risk, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management
Keywords: Wells Fargo, Dick Kovacevich, Risk Diversification, Macro-Economic Forces, Cross Selling, Retailing, Walmart, Product Origination, Customer-Centric

In an exclusive video interview, Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, discusses the diversification of risk, the secret to successful cross-selling, and implementing a superior business model.

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Interview transcript: Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, 16th April 2012, Part 3 of 4

Date: May 25, 2012
Author: Asian Banker Editorial
Categories: Operational Risk, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management
Keywords: Wells Fargo, Dick Kovacevich, Financial Services Business, Geographic Diversity, S&L crisis, Risk Diversification, Operational Complexity, Commercial Banking, International Banking

In an exclusive video interview, Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, discusses the misconception of “large is bad, large is risky”, the disadvantages of concentration, and Wells Fargo’s operational complexity.

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Interview transcript: Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, 16th April 2012, Part 4 of 4

Date: May 25, 2012
Author: Asian Banker Editorial
Categories: Operational Risk, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management
Keywords: Wells Fargo, Dick Kovacevich, Dodd-Frank Bill, Regulatory Concentration, FRB, Asia, Free Enterprise System

In an exclusive video interview, Dick Kovacevich, chairman emeritus of Wells Fargo, discusses increased regulation in the banking sector, the state of affairs in the US, and his fears for the future.

Opinion

Legal entity identifiers’ broad impact in Asia

Date: Mar 01, 2012
Author: Tony Freeman
Categories: Operational Risk, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management
Keywords: Tony Freeman, Omgeo, Legal Entity Identifiers, Global Financial Markets Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Tony Freeman, director of industry relations, Omgeo, feels that legal entity identifiers have enormous benefits and Asian financial institutions stand to gain as well.

Opinion

Recession can be avoided by marrying models with economic forecasting

Date: Oct 27, 2011
Author: Rita Chakravarti
Categories: Credit Risk, Data & Analytics, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management
Keywords: FICO, 2008 Economic Crisis, GDP, Default Probabilities

Rita Chakravarti, director of analytics at FICO, believes economic data, consumer health and credit scoring should be incorporated into credit risk management for better accuracy in forecasting.

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Challenges in data management and loss of skilled resources among issues facing banks today

Date: Sep 27, 2011
Author: Tiah Wen Li
Categories: Basel III, Data & Analytics, Risk & Performance, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management
Keywords: FRS Global, Data Collection, Repository

Steve Thurley, vice president, Asia Pacific and Japan of FRS Global, feels that banks face biggest challenges in data management, loss of tacit knowledge in the bank and face pressure to increase operational and cost efficiency.

Interviews

“We want to get our private public partnership infrastructure projects right”

Date: Sep 21, 2011
Author: Editorial
Categories: China, Government Finance, Philippines, Risk and Regulation, Risk Management, Capital Markets, Infrastructure Finance
Keywords: Fiscal Sustainability, Macroeconomic Stability, Infrastructure Gap, Business Processes, GDP, ASEAN, Trade Relationships

In an exclusive video interview, Cesar Purisima, Secretary of the Department of Finance, The Philippines, discusses strategies for the Philippines to continue competitive growth.

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