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22 August, 2019

HSBC Needs Balance and Guile in Hong Kong and China

Euromoney, August 22 2019 HSBC is stuck between several rocks and several more hard places. Full article: https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1gtqmbpfdzmk9/hsbc-needs-balance-and-guile-in-hong-kong-and-china?copyrightInfo=true […]
1 August, 2019

The Shorts-Wearing Banker who Built a Unique Hotel

AFR Sophisticated Traveller, August 1 2019 See the article as it ran here https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/travel/the-shorts-wearing-banker-who-built-a-unique-hotel-20190715-p527hv This is the version as […]
22 July, 2019

Inside UOB’s New Era

Euromoney, July 22 2019 UOB is run by three generations of the Wee family, with a fourth in […]
19 July, 2019

Why India’s Essar Decision Could Kill the Distressed Debt Market Before it Starts

Euromoney, July 19 2019 The insolvency and bankruptcy code is supposed to do wonderful things for India, but […]
11 July, 2019

Crypto: BitMex v Roubini Heads for Celebrity Deathmatch

Euromoney, July 11 2019 Read the full story here https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1g6rmhrfkbwm1/cryptocurrency-bitmex-v-roubini-heads-for-celebrity-deathmatch Well, this escalated quickly. In July Arthur Hayes, founder […]
10 July, 2019

How Gupta Turned DBS into the Bank of the Future

Euromoney, July 10 2019 Almost 10 years into his role as chief executive of Singapore-based DBS, Piyush Gupta […]
9 July, 2019

The Key Number in the Temasek Report

Euromoney, July 9 2019 Divestments at the Singaporean sovereign wealth vehicle tell a story of a tough investment […]
3 July, 2019

Unpacking the GIC Result: Why All That Effort Gets Only 3.4%

Euromoney, July 3 2019 Should an institution with all that scale and ability be delivering more than this? […]
1 July, 2019

BitMEX: A Bitcoin Journey from Bags of Cash to the Cheung Kong Center

Euromoney, July 1 2019 Arthur Hayes felt the golden days of finance had gone by the time he […]
21 June, 2019

From Baoshang to Trade Wars to Local Government: Mapping China’s Toxic Debt

Euromoney, June 21 2019 Is China heading for a Lehman Brothers moment? No, but that doesn’t mean its […]
21 June, 2019

Shanghai Tech Board Prepares for Liftoff as Suzhou HYC Starts Roadshow

Euromoney, June 21 2019 On Friday, Suzhou HYC set off on a roadshow for a landmark IPO: the […]
21 June, 2019

Johnson and Wood Lead CLSA March to Jefferies

Euromoney, June 21, 2019 The exodus of staff from CLSA is gathering pace. Full article: https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1fybmq1n9brtl/johnson-and-wood-lead-clsa-march-to-jefferies?copyrightInfo=true The exodus […]