Andrew Tjaardstra

From March 2026, Teo Nee Chuan will become group chief financial officer, as Chua Chee Wui continues as CIO after being in both roles.

Chintan Shah will lead Apac & MEA, corporate bank, as Ole Matthiessen becomes global co-head of the corporate bank; Christof Hofmann is named as global head of cash management.

Sharon Wang, senior director, head of group treasury & project finance at CLP Group, shared her views with CT on AI, inflation and transition finance.

US interest rates have been lowered again by the US Fed to a range of 3.5%-3.75%; as a result Hong Kong has cut its base rate to 4%.

Neeraj Kumar Jumrani will leave the gas and engineering firm in February. The company has been fighting action from SEBI.

Minh Ngo is the first Vietnamese national to take on the role; the US bank has been in the country for over three decades.

Vladimir Putin's visit to India this month could make trade talks with Washington harder; meanwhile a large number of M&A and IPO deals are taking place, and Q3 GDP was above 8%.

The Australian firm, which has a presence in Korea, has appointed Alex Willcocks, CFO at Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy, Energy & Fertilisers; she will start in May 2026.

Ahmad Rizal Omar becomes chief financial officer to replace Mohamad Hafiz Kassim who has been appointed chief investment officer.

Over 150 people have been killed after a fire broke out at seven under renovation apartment blocks in Tai Po; China Taiping Insurance (Hong Kong) is a lead insurer of the construction site; many firms have offered donations to support those affected.

As Australia rolls out the new reporting system for CPI, the central bank is now less likely to cut interest rates at its next meeting in December; some market commentators are now expecting rates to rise in 2026.

The global special chemicals firm has an extensive footprint across Asia Pacific. Lanxess' former head of treasury became CFO in 2023 and his next term begins in September 2026.