Impact investment funds are set up to make a positive environmental, social or governance impact while returning a profit for investors. Before investing in an impact fund, investors should follow a process of due diligence, make sure its people-centred and fully understand the governance structure of the fund.

Global trade is undergoing significant change. The increasing trend of anti-globalisation – and, in particular, the burgeoning US-China trade war – is challenging the established, interwoven ecosystem of world trade, potentially impacting access to US markets and posing a threat to Asian export volumes. Yet, Asian trade remains robust.

Although corporate banks have delivered steady returns since the 2008 crisis, banks face a daunting challenge to become infrastructure strong to accelerate growth and become agile and digital focused

Liquid Group founder and CEO, Jeremy Tan, describes the current payments landscape for non-bank financial institutions and believes personalisation to be the defining feature of the next generation payment networks.

Long before the advent of impact investing, Urmatt, the largest producer of organic Jasmine rice in the world, exemplifies how a business can combine profit and purpose and stay ahead of the competition.

Xie Yonglin, Chairman of Ping An Bank wins the CEO Leadership Achievement Award for China and Asia Pacific in 2019 and Ping An Bank is the Best Managed Bank in China and Asia Pacific

Over 50% of companies surveyed had increased use of Renminbi (RMB) for cross-border trade settlement in 2018 and expect to do more in 2019 says China Construction Bank in latest RMB Internationalisation Report

Within Asia, China has been the undisputed leader in terms of total fintech investments raised. In other parts of the region, fintechs in South East Asia witnessed a 143% growth in funding that reached $484 million in 2018

Pressure on margins from increased competition and compliance requirements is forcing the industry to recalibrate its trade finance offerings. While institutions know that trade digitalisation is important for the future of the business, success relies heavily on deeper coordination and collaboration between the myriad participants in the trade finance ecosystem and technology enablers

Rosaline Chow Koo, founder and CEO of CXA Group, discussed the next phase of growth for the online flexible benefits and healthcare platform as it seeks to dramatically increase its active user base by targeting enterprise customers of its strategic partners. Koo will be speaking at the Future of Finance Summit 2019.

The Future of Finance Summit gathered over 600 executives from the industry for intense discussions on the key developments in the financial services. This year’s convention took place in Bangkok, Thailand, one of the emerging innovative economies of ASEAN.

Aussie banks to tidy up various messes coming from renewed pressure from regulators

Increasing smart phone and internet adoption opened doors towards financial inclusion. While cash is still king in the Philippines, players from the telco industry, fintech start-ups, ride-hailing services and cryptocurrency platforms are working to increase their market share and promote digitization

The Wealth and Society West Africa 2019 Roundtable Dialogue consisting of leading impact investment institutions discussed a range of solutions to the bottlenecks of impact investing in West Africa

Banks launch end-to-end digital onboarding for comprehensive account opening