Banking

China asks banks to keep Vanke loans off bad-debt books, sources say

2026-09-23T09:32:42.000Z
Passwords, one-time passwords, two-factor authentication, QR codes and constantly changing interfaces can turn a simple transaction into a stressful experience.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Digital banking should not leave older customers behind

2026-09-23T07:00:00.000Z
Wee Yee-Yeong is currently CEO and head of sales for Morgan Stanley’s Singapore wealth-management business.

Barclays appoints Morgan Stanley’s Wee Yee-Yeong to lead private bank in Singapore, Asia

2026-09-22T10:49:12.000Z
Higher Singapore dollar rates should support the net interest margins of DBS, OCBC and UOB.

Fed hike throws Singapore banks a margin lifeline; UOB likely to benefit more

2026-09-17T09:15:13.000Z
Hong Kong is HSBC’s only major hub where mid-level staff and above get a subsidy covering 95% of school fees, of up to HK$300,000 per secondary school child.

HSBC cuts back US$38,000-per-kid school perk for some Hong Kong bankers

2026-09-17T07:27:06.000Z
Employers are more willing to groom fresh graduates alongside experienced hires, partly as a younger generation of wealthy clients emerges in Asia.

Singapore’s wealth boom is raising the bar for aspiring private bankers

2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z
Covered bonds issuance hit a record S$11 billion in 2025, while the outstanding market has expanded at a compound annual growth rate of 15% since 2021.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Singapore’s covered bond boom is largely a DBS story

2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z
Vietnam is pursuing annual economic growth of at least 10% through 2030.

Vietnam considering first sovereign US dollar bond sale since 2014: sources

2026-09-15T07:12:58.000Z
Marco Pagliara, head of emerging markets at Deutsche Bank Private Bank, says Singapore is one of the lender’s largest wealth-booking centres outside Germany.

Deutsche Bank’s private bank seeks experienced wealth teams for deeper push into Asia

2026-09-13T23:00:00.000Z
The Export-Import Bank of China, one of the country’s three policy lenders, said that the finance ministry will inject 30 billion yuan into the bank, effectively enhancing its capital base. 

China to pump US$54 billion into state banks, insurers

2026-09-06T12:20:59.000Z