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BNP Paribas warns of 'volatility and divergence' ahead in Asia strategy report

BNP Paribas Securities says the global equity markets may continue to face volatility over the next six to eight weeks.
IBM’s cloud computing offerings for financial services industry soars with new strategic partnerships - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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IBM’s cloud computing offerings for financial services industry soars with new strategic partnerships

As one of the world’s foremost cloud computing providers,IBM has inked exciting new partnerships with world’s best fintech firms

Sustainability

Asean lagging behind in sustainability efforts, experts say

SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Southeast Asia is lagging behind in sustainability efforts despite being most vulnerable to climate change, say experts at the BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum on Wednesday.

18 new companies join Singapore’s Top 75 employers for 2017

SINGAPORE (March 21): Great Eastern, Mapletree Group and NTUC Income are three homegrown organisations that can be spotted for the first time among Singapore’s top 75 list of companies this year, according to the latest employer brand research data from

China Focus

No quenching China’s appetite for global real estate: JLL

SINGAPORE (Jan 25): Chinese Mainland’s outbound investment in commercial and residential properties reached a record high of US$33 billion ($47 billion) in 2016, a 53% increase over 2015, according to Jones Lang Lasalle.
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China Focus

A free-floating yuan is looking a bit more likely

HONG KONG (Jan 12): As China’s yuan swings back into the global spotlight, it might seem like an odd time for authorities in Beijing to loosen their grip on the tightly-managed currency.
JP Morgan

Citi and JPMorgan top list of globally systemic banks

LONDON (Nov 22): Citi has joined JPMorgan at the top of global regulators' list of systemically important banks, replacing HSBC and meaning the US bank will have to hold extra capital from 2019 to help preserve financial stability.

1MDB Watch

Two other ex-BSI employees slapped with seven charges each

SINGAPORE (Oct 10): Two other former BSI bankers were charged in court on Monday for their alleged role in shifting money in and out of accounts belonging to Low Taek Jho, widely acknowledged as a key figure in the on-going 1MDB probe.

Is MAS’s policy easing causing more harm than good?

SINGAPORE (26 Sept): It is easy to overlook Singapore’s shrinking nominal GDP growth in light of the city-state’s position as a developed, service-oriented economy and focus on real GDP growth.
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Deutsche Bank calls for reform of global financial messaging system SWIFT

FRANKFURT (Sept 9): Deutsche Bank is calling for a reform of SWIFT, the global financial messaging system which has faced criticism since February's $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank.
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