A DIGITAL LIFELINE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Xero’s cloud solutions are helping local SMEs manage their financial and operational challenges. Rising costs and…

GRAB TAKEOVER OF TRANS-CAB CALLED OFF

A deal for ride-hailing platform Grab to take over taxi operator Trans-cab will no longer go ahead, said Singapore’s…

DBS AND DELOITTE LAUNCH SUSTAINABILITY ACCELERATOR TOOL

DBS and Deloitte have unveiled the Sustainability Accelerator Tool, a user-friendly solution designed to help small…

MALAYSIA SHEDS SHORT-TERMISM TO BECOME ASIA’S COMEBACK KID

While Thailand’s policy uncertainty risk premium has been rising during a year of political upheaval, Malaysia…

IMPACT OF A SINGLE SOFTWARE UPDATE: MICROSOFT-CROWDSTRIKE OUTAGE

The “largest IT outage in history” rightfully raises questions about the high interdependency of the world’s…

BROKERAGE TO RAMP UP INVESTMENT BANKING BUSINESS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

A unit of state-owned brokerage China Galaxy Securities (CGS) plans to expand its investment banking team…

HSBC LAUNCHES NEW CLIMATE-FOCUSED INFRA FINANCE UNIT

Britain’s HSBC has set up a new unit to tap deals in infrastructure finance and project…

WHY HIGH YIELD CONTINUES TO SURPRISE INVESTORS?

According to Jack Stephenson, US Fixed Income Specialist of AXA IM, the US high yield market has…

IFC PARTNERS WITH LI & FUNG AND LFX TO SUPPORT SMEs/SUPPLY CHAINS

To help increase access to affordable supply-chain finance for smaller enterprises in Asia and integrate greater…

EMERGING MARKET CURRENCIES: OPPORTUNITY OR RISKS?

Emerging market liquidity faces capital charge crossroads By Vinay Trivedi, Emerging markets currently hold both promise and peril for institutional investors and investment bank…