Weekly Brief Oct 22 DTCC prepares tokenisation service, Bank Negara Malaysia launches bond and sukuk platform Financial Markets Weekly: Transaction Finance Weekly: Tokenisation enters core infrastructure as DTCC readies onboarding, Bank Negara Malaysia launche... 136
Interviews Oct 20 Can CIMB turn local relationships into a connected ASEAN wealth franchise? CIMB is building its wealth strategy around longstanding local customer relationships across its core ASEAN markets. Its opportunity is to deepen thos... 211
Weekly Brief Oct 19 IMF raises 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1% as inflation and AI sell-off test market resilience The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Despite an upgraded IMF growth outlook, oil-driven inflation, higher yields and an AI-share sell-off are straining mark... 1036
Weekly Brief Oct 12 India raises repo rate as global bond yields and oil prices climb The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: India resumed monetary tightening as US and French bond markets sold off, oil remained above $100 a barrel and the Fina... 1257
Weekly Brief Oct 09 Singapore sets AI risk deadlines as banks expand autonomous systems Financial Technology Weekly: MAS and Ping An Bank tighten AI accountability as agentic tools reshape bank operations, while DNB cuts 400 roles and Cro... 2001
Weekly Brief Oct 05 China eases borrowing costs as Australia tightens and global yields stay elevated The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: China reduces selected borrowing costs as Australia tightens policy. Weaker US hiring tempers rate expectations, but el... 1589
Weekly Brief Sep 28 US and Japanese bond yields hit multi-decade highs after Fed and BoJ hikes The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: US and Japanese bond yields hit multi-decade highs after Fed, BoJ hikes, as US-China trade truce extends, China profits... 1110
Current Account Sep 25 How is Standard Chartered building the controls needed to scale AI? Standard Chartered is working to connect data from about 150 systems, embedding controls earlier in development and training staff to create AI applic... 1536
Weekly Brief Sep 21 Fed raises rates for first time since 2023 as inflation outlook worsens The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: The Federal Reserve resumed rate increases and the Bank of Japan tightened further, while authorities confronted AI, da... 1908
Weekly Brief Sep 14 ECB raises rates to 2.50% as euro-area energy inflation hits 14.3% The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: The ECB raised rates to 2.50% as inflation rose and Saudi pipeline attacks disrupted oil supply, while UniCredit advanc... 1194
Weekly Brief Sep 08 Global bond sell-off raises funding and balance-sheet risks for banks The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Global bond yields surge to multi-year highs, India’s special FX facility draws $136.4 billion, Chinese financial ins... 1115
Weekly Brief Aug 31 Victory Capital agrees $7 billion First Eagle deal, Vanguard buys Altruist Wealth and Society tracks a week of consolidation in asset management and adviser infrastructure, as Victory Capital agrees a $7 billion deal for Firs... 332
Current Account Sep 01 Can CIMB’s wholesale expansion lift underlying earnings? CIMB’s second-quarter net profit rose 2.6%, while asset growth and client income helped cushion narrower margins. Wholesale banking accounted for 42... 907
Current Account Sep 01 Can Maybank sustain fee and funding gains as credit costs normalise? Maybank’s second-quarter net profit rose 2.4% as stronger fees and lower impairment charges narrowed the first-half decline. Wealth fees and current... 1066
Weekly Brief Sep 01 Warsh puts inflation first, Bank of China leads Big Five profit growth The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Warsh reshapes Fed guidance, Treasury targets Banque Misr, China's banks post profit gains and rate hikes continue in K... 1009
Current Account Aug 27 Can Malaysia turn tokenised sukuk into scalable market infrastructure? CIMB has moved Malaysia’s tokenisation experiments beyond the digital representation of securities by using tokenised commercial bank deposits to se... 781
