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Joy Kwek joins from Morgan Stanley and is tasked with increasing the synergy between SMBC and SMBC Nikko, and strengthening their capital markets and structured solutions offering.

Wendy Ooi has joined the Japanese bank from Standard Chartered, effective June 16.

Joyce Lee has joined from DBS to lead the Japanese bank’s corporate banking businesses.

Bhuchar, who once worked at DBS for over a decade, will join the Japanese bank in Singapore to oversee cash and trade products for Asia Pacific clients.

The Japanese bank has tapped into India’s microfinancing sector through a facility with Svatantra Microfin, which targets female entrepreneurs in India’s rural areas.

The Thai petrochemicals producer partnered with SMBC to achieve a market first for sustainable finance.

Priya Bellino has joined the bank as its head of ESG Solutions for Asia Pacific (APAC).

While fintech is changing the face of cash management, strong relationships and trust remain the partnership building blocks between banks and corporate clients in Asia. SMBC’s problem-solving relationship with a top renewable energy company exemplifies this.

The latest five-year CDS spreads of global and regional banks, provided by S&P Capital IQ

CFO Jason Lau Sik-yuen shares his savvy strategy on obtaining cheap loans, how his company fended off anti-dumping allegations and why maintaining good credit has drawn bankers to his door.