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FINANCIAL institutions (FIs) in the Asia-Pacific are lagging their global counterparts in appointing sustainability leaders in their highest levels of management, according to a report by consultancy company Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) released on Friday (Jun 3).

THE Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) on Thursday (Jun 2) launched an e-learning training module on the 2020 edition of the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS).

MORE measures have been introduced by the Monetary of Singapore (MAS) and Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) to further safeguard customers from digital banking scams, <a href="/government-economy/mas-and-abs-introduce-new-measures-to-bolster-digital-banking-security" target="_blank">on top of those already announced</a> on Jan 19, 2022.

OCBC has priced S$500 million in 3.9 per cent perpetual capital securities, which will be first callable in 2027.

VIETNAM’s growing middle class needs access to more investment solutions and a wider variety of asset classes, as well as more financial education, said Techcombank’s chief executive officer Jens Lottner.

VIETNAM’s growing middle class needs access to more investment solutions and a wider variety of asset classes, as well as more financial education, said Techcombank’s chief executive officer Jens Lottner.

BANK of Singapore (BOS), the private banking arm of OCBC, has opened a wealth management entity in Malaysia to capture growth opportunities and expand its coverage in the South-east Asian region.

GLOBAL crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw year-to-date (YTD) net inflows of US$303 million after booking net outflows of US$556 million in April 2022, according to the latest monthly report by ETFGI.

HSBC Singapore has appointed Alan Ng as its new head of business banking, it announced in a press statement on Monday (May 30).

STANDARD Chartered (StanChart) plans to invest S$1 billion over the next 5 years in Singapore, and launch its virtual bank in the city-state in the second-half of 2022, said the bank’s Asia chief executive officer Benjamin Hung.