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Savings Bank is thriving in Mongolia’s overheating economy
Date: May 23, 2012
Author: Baron Laudermilk
Categories: Core Banking, Mobile Banking, Regulation, Retail Banking, Risk and Regulation, Technology & Operations
Keywords: Savings Bank, L. Badamtsetseg, Electronic Banking, Mongolia, Risk Culture, China, Mortgages, Deposits, Human Development Fund, Risk Management Committees
In an exclusive interview, L. Badamtsetseg, CEO of Savings Bank, discusses the meteoric rise of Mongolia’s economy, enhancing its banking systems, and leading the country’s banking technology.
Moderate profitability of Singapore banks expected in 2012 due to corporate loans and lack of growth opportunities
Date: Apr 12, 2012
Author: Doron Foo
Categories: Asian Banker 500, Databook, Industry Outlook, Singapore
Keywords: DBS, OCBC, UOB, CASA, Bank Assets, AUM, Great Eastern Holding, NIM
Although Singapore bank’s bottom line profitability was driven primarily by filling the corporate loan and trade related financing gap left by European banks, DBS’s performance far outstripped its peers in 2011.
Asia’s new rich
Shayne Nelson, global head of high value client coverage and CEO of Standard Chartered Private Bank, feels that the question foremost on the minds of all private bankers should be what a typical Asian client looks like.
HSBC’s Q3 dip temporary setback
HSBC continues to suffer from its US and European portfolio, but its prospects are secured by the ongoing strategic shift away from the low-growth regions to focus on emerging markets.
Inflation urges an equity centric investment strategy to preserve HNWIs’ standard of living
Date: Sep 19, 2011
Author: Thomas Zink
Categories: China, India, Indonesia, Retail Banking, Wealth Management
Keywords: Julius Baer, Investment Strategy, HNWI, Inflation, Asset Value, CPI, Alternative Investments
While CPI does not cover a suitable basket for HNWI, Julius Baer's new "Lifestyle Index" demonstrates the need for an equity-focused, yet diversified investment strategy.
Markets only value banks they can understand
In an exclusive video interview, Michel Accad, CEO of Gulf Bank, Kuwait, discusses the managing a bank in times of crisis, lending weakness and portfolio quality, and operating profitably in a restricted market.
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