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Aavishkaar moves India impact strategy beyond early-stage deals – GP Profile• Fund VII to launch by year-end, target likely to be in USD 200m-USD 300m range • Impact strategy remains,READ MORE

Exclusive interview with Pamela Phua, Asia CEO, VP Bank: “Asia is on the cusp of the largest inter-generational transfer of wealth in history, and the opportunities in wealth management are immense” - Global Private BankerPamela Phua, Asia CEO, VP Bank: The number of ultra-high-net-worth families worldwide is expected to increase by 125% within a decade. Global wealth is at its

Exclusive interview with Shiv Gupta, Founder and CEO, Sanctum Wealth: India is an exciting market with big headroom for growth - Global Private BankerShiv Gupta, Founder and CEO, Sanctum Wealth: Over the last few years, the wealth industry in India has grown in scale. The amount of wealth creation that's

The Trailblazer: Tan Su Shan, DBSTan Su Shan has worked in some of the biggest banks in the world’s busiest financial centres. Her varied experience has proved crucial in making her voice heard in a male-dominated industry.

Exclusive interview with Jessica Xu, Senior Investment Strategist, Hywin International: Chinese high net worth clients are increasingly seeing the benefits of diversifying into global assets rather than being very China centric - Global Private BankerJessica Xu, Senior Investment Strategist, Hywin International: The macro landscape has seen some changes in the past few years, and so have the needs of

Spotting opportunity in Southeast Asia’s capital markets Southeast Asia’s capital markets are buzzing, making them hot favourites with global investors. But be warned: some big obstacles are expected in the months ahead, testing the ability of issuers and investment banks to get deals over the line.

Trust turns up the heat on Singapore’s banking sectorSingapore’s new digital bank Trust has put rivals on notice and pushed some to focus more intensely on innovation. But its long-term success will depend on many things – not least CEO Dwaipayan Sadhu’s ability to retain clients.

India capitalizes on sovereign ESG momentumCorporate governance challenges and a lack of domestic demand have constrained ESG issuance in India so far. The blowout dual-tranche domestic rupee sovereign green bond in January could be set to change that.

Piece of Cake! Vietnam’s Gen Z eat up a new digibankVietnam’s latest digital bank Cake is the talk of the town and has attracted more than 1.5 million customers in just over a year. Now, its chief executive wants to challenge banks in southeast Asia.

India’s small finance banks use tech to tackle inclusionAs relative newcomers to India’s financial markets, small finance banks have made considerable progress in attracting customers with little or no credit history. Ittira Davis, managing director and chief executive of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, tells Asiamoney about initiatives to reach the…

MUFG doubles down in IndiaThe Japanese bank is now well placed to take advantage of growing confidence in the country.

Maybank aims high in CambodiaThe Malaysian bank has a new CEO in Cambodia who plans to make the most of the lender’s regional scale and savvy to spot opportunities in an overbanked market.

WeLab Bank aims for the starsWithin two years, virtual bank WeLab has quickly found its place in Hong Kong. But its chief executive says this is just the beginning of an ambitious plan to expand its foothold in Asia.

MUFG puts its China puzzle togetherMUFG Bank is investing in its Greater China business, but will its strategy pay off?

C-suite talk: The view from the topHow are women in the banking industry paving the way for the next crop of female leaders? Asiamoney speaks to a handful of C-suite executives about their career paths and the advice they have for the younger generation.

Pakistan: Bank of Punjab makes a national splashZafar Masud survived a plane crash a month after he took over as Bank of Punjab’s chief executive. The experience pushed him to double down on his beliefs – and take this regional Pakistani bank to the next level.

Women tackle investment banking obstaclesSexism, gruelling hours and a drinking culture are among the hurdles that senior female investment bankers in Asia have had to clear. The barriers are starting to come down – but not fast enough.

VP Bank takes on Asian rivalsThe Liechtenstein private bank means business. After a slew of strategic hires in Asia, it hopes its focus on intermediaries and access to digital investment opportunities will attract new clients in the region.

Alfa Bank thinks big for small customersAlfa Bank has married its SME focus and its digital ambitions to much success in Kazakhstan, but will its business model be enough to ward off the competition?

Investment banking: Can BOCI step up to the next level?Bank of China International has established itself as the leading investment bank of China’s big four, but what will it take to make BOCI a real challenger to the international firms that it wants to compete with?

Kazakh banks respond to Covid with a digital pushThe investment by Kazakhstan’s banks in their digital offerings had the first big test when Covid-19 struck; firms responded by rapidly rolling out online services to clients. Their transformation is remarkable, but it also raises an important question: where do they go from here?

India’s bad bank sends good signalsIndia’s plan to set up a bad bank is set to be a game-changer for state lenders pressured by rising non-performing loans. But can the country’s authorities pull it off?

National Bank of Pakistan’s balancing actA much-needed and long-overdue shake-up is starting to pay off, but National Bank of Pakistan’s chief executive is still fighting hard against the old ways of doing business.

Bank of Baroda chief hits back over Gupta scandalIn an exclusive interview, Baroda chief executive PS Jayakumar admits failings in the bank’s South African operations, but denies institutional wrongdoing.

Finance: Hong Kong finds new ways to workStreet protests and a pandemic have forced Hong Kong’s bankers and investors to experiment with how they work and raise funds for clients – their innovations have been surprisingly successful and could well outlast the crises.

India’s neobanks find their feetThe new entrants are slowly gaining ground and finding ways to bring change to the financial industry. But their path to growth is handicapped by regulatory roadblocks.

India: Yes Bank's trouble was saying noThe spectacular collapse of a fast-growing private lender in early March has dealt yet another blow to India’s already shaky finance industry, led to the arrest of its founder and thrown a spotlight on the bank’s aggressive lending practices.

China puts Hong Kong's future on the lineHong Kong’s status as Asia’s leading financial centre is being undermined by politics. Can it survive?

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