Oversea Chinese Banking Corp.- Negative Jaws & Weaker Credit
OCBC: OCBC reported a QOQ 3Q21 net profit increase of 5.5%, as it pulled on numerous levers. Net new NPL growth increased 44.9% annualized, and...
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CrossASEAN Digital Economy - The Gloves Are off in Digital Finance?
Competition between digital banks and conventional banks has started to heat up in Indonesia and is only going to accelerate the digitisation trend...
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Indonesian Property, OLAM, and Digital Banks
The week that was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights from across South...
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FWD Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Strategy Remains Unclear
FWD, a pan-Asian life insurer founded by Richard Li, aims to raise up to US$3bn in its US IPO. In this note, we will talk about the not so pleasant...
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Prudential Hong Kong Offering - Well Flagged Pivot to Asia, Mind the Liquidity Gap
Prudential aims to raise around US$2.8bn via an international and public offering in Hong Kong. The deal has been in the pipeline for a while.
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