Conference Nov 09 Can AI regulation give businesses clear rules and regulators the means to enforce them? EU, US and UK perspectives at the World AI Regulation Summit examined how clearer requirements, investigative powers and regulatory expertise can make... 834
Weekly Brief Nov 09 How are political change, bank earnings and financial risks reshaping the industry? The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Democrats’ control of Congress reshaped expectations for US financial policy, while global bank earnings revealed div... 600
Weekly Brief Nov 02 Nasdaq falls 2.9% as AI returns face scrutiny; Bank of Canada hikes while Fed and ECB hold The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Technology earnings tested confidence in AI spending and financing, while the Fed and ECB held rates amid persistent in... 1316
Weekly Brief Oct 29 Hong Kong opens 24/7 tokenised fund trading, Clearstream gains Luxembourg control-agent authorisation Financial Markets Weekly: Tokenised money market funds gain round-the-clock trading in Hong Kong, Luxembourg authorises Clearstream to oversee fund to... 1546
Current Account Oct 29 Anup Bagchi succeeds Sashidhar Jagdishan as HDFC Bank CEO as post-merger profitability comes into focus Anup Bagchi has taken over as Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Bank following six years of leadership under Sashidhar Jagdishan. His experience acros... 2099
Weekly Brief Oct 26 AI sell-off drives US Treasury rally as French 10-year yield tops 5% The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Investors are questioning whether AI infrastructure spending can deliver lasting returns, as funding conditions diverge... 3072
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... 1509
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... 395
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... 2411
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... 1679
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... 3355
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... 1923
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... 1359
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... 1902
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... 2361
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... 1436
