United Overseas Bank (UOB)
LCR drops to multi-year lows at OCBC, UOB
Higher wholesale funding outflows partly responsible for reduction in liquidity ratios
Risk model management in the age of Covid‑19
As many financial institutions acknowledge that risk models designed prior to the Covid‑19 crisis cannot effectively assess the current climate, it is apparent that current methodology needs an upgrade to sufficiently distinguish the effects of the…
Initial margin delay disadvantages DBS
Rivals UOB and OCBC enjoy another year of pricing flexibility
Singapore’s banks eye LCH membership
London CCP’s move to clear for stranded SGX clients pays off, amid broader Apac membership push
Singapore banks begin to phase in XVA
DBS, OCBC and UOB start using valuation adjustments, but face hedging hurdles for CVA
Ex-Huawei tech security chief on steeling UOB’s cyber defences
Singaporean bank overhauls penetration testing and scenario analysis, with Tobias Gondrom leading the effort
Singapore tech risk guidelines spark scramble for IT talent
Watchdog asks banks to demonstrate tech expertise among board and senior management
Structured product platforms take off in Asia
Multi-dealer platforms Contineo and FinIQ seek to replicate success in Europe’s fragmented market
Singapore’s banks frontload IFRS 9 provisioning hit
UOB, OCBC announce $1.4 billion set-asides in Q4 results to account for oil and gas loan exposures
1MDB looms large in Asian banks’ war on money laundering
Banks in Asia-Pacific spurred by tougher enforcement and stricter AML rules
People moves: StanChart shuffles senior execs in Asia
Also: Ramachandran’s permanent role at Westpac; UOB hires in structured finance; SSGA adds Yung for strategy; and others
Asian banks plead for extra time on Basel credit risk reforms
Switching to the standardised approach for credit modelling could have an impact on their legacy books
UOB Bullion and Futures aims for global clearing role
Singapore broker sees opportunity in banking's changing competitive landscape
Question marks surround Dalian iron ore futures contract ahead of launch
Although the market is excited about the new contract’s possibilities, uncertainties remain over physical delivery capabilities and liquidity levels
SOR headache for Singapore banks as rates enter negative territory; MAS defends stance
Profits at banks in Singapore issuing mortgages and loans based on SOR may be severely dented as the rate turned negative for the first time last week and is predicted to remain this way in the medium term
OpRisk Asia: reputation is a different breed of risk, panel says
Reputational risk can be managed but not modelled, speakers say
Asia’s banks move to meet new capital and liquidity rules
A capital plan
Treasury risk management
Treasury tightrope
Singapore efforts to become RMB offshore centre bolstered by bond funds
Barclays Capital and UOB Asset Management issue the first renminbi-denominated bond funds in Singapore for retail investors. RBS believes Singapore has the potential to be the second major offshore renminbi centre after Hong Kong
Asia Risk 15: Risk management practices transformed following crises
Local banks in Asia have made huge advances in the way they manage financial risks during the past 15 years. Many of the initial best practices came in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis and more latterly with the implementation of Basel II. But…
The thirst for liquidity
Bank supervisors the world over are set to revise liquidity requirements for financial institutions in a bid to improve financial stability. But the banking community – already struggling under the weight of new regulation – is not convinced the efforts…