HSBC’s strategic push to Asia promises explicit investment in transaction banking platforms and lending rates set to undercut existing lenders*, but the shift will be far less substantial than presumed.
Analysts at Fitch Ratings say Asia-Pacific banks' vulnerability rises as China’s growth is slowing and economists at multiple institutions cut GDP estimates for the country.
In a panel on cash strategies, treasury groups and member practitioners divulged their strategies for dealing with what’s coming in 2015, including ditching banks who charge on deposits.