Banks

Senior bankers quit for rivals as Asia talent fight intensifies

The shifts have hit across key coverage groups, from real estate to equity capital markets

Smart rules do not slow agentic AI; they accelerate responsible deployment by making accountability and controls explicit.

Governing agentic AI: when guard rails drive growth

Human judgment is an indispensable feature, not a brake, in agentic operations

Such relocations, even if temporary, can be complicated and come with tax implications.

Wall Street banks offer UAE staff option to relocate temporarily

Foreigners account for about 90% of the country’s population

The central bank says the new guidelines aim to support financial institutions in building “effective risk assessment and risk management capabilities for better resilience against climate-related risks”.

MAS expands environmental risk management guidelines for financial institutions

They will take effect from September 2027, and comprise specific suggestions for banks, insurers and asset managers

Analysts expect Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China will get the capital injection.

China to inject 300 billion yuan into state banks, deepen reform of state financial firms

Chinese lenders have faced rising bad loans tied to struggling real estate developers and cash-strapped local governments

Maybank Singapore employs more than 2,000 staff in the Republic.

More than 800 Maybank Singapore junior staff to receive one-off payouts

The individual quantum is more than double the amount given in earlier years

Trump is known as the US’s first pro-crypto president.

Trump escalates confrontation with banks over crypto agenda

Banks oppose provisions that would allow firms such as crypto exchanges to pay yield to users holding stablecoins

The rise of Chinese lenders comes as Asia-Pacific loan markets outside Japan remain under pressure.

China’s cheap money is shaking US$9.5 trillion global loan market

Chinese banks are expanding overseas lending amid weakening domestic credit demand

Gold has seen a historic bull run over the last year, smashing through records as investors look for alternatives to fiat currencies.

Singapore taps JPMorgan, UBS to push regional gold hub ambition

UOB is the only Singaporean lender offering physical gold sales and vault services to retail customers