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HSBC’s $575m acquisition of insurance giant Axa’s Singapore arm, which was announced on August 16, represents a ramping up of the bank’s ambitious ‘pivot to Asia’ strategy. As part of this strategy, HSBC is also looking to expand its wealth management services across the region. The UK-based banking group plans to invest $6bn in Asia … Read more
This article is part of The Banker’s Special Report, A new era in retail digital sales for CEE banks, in association with Backbase. Q: What are the biggest challenges to improving the onboarding process in retail banking? A: Customer onboarding is the e-commerce of banking. It is a good analogy because e-commerce is all about removing any … Read more
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Barclays CEO Jes Staley  Author: Laura French March 3, 2021 In the early 1970s, NASA engineer Jack Nilles proposed telecommuting as an alternative to centralised office working. His vision was to reduce traffic, air pollution and energy consumption in city centres by establishing satellite offices, spreading the workforce more evenly across the country and heralding … Read more
Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City  Author: María Ruiz Sierra, Sustainable Investment Associate at SURA Investment Management February 5, 2021 More than ever, the major environmental, social and economic challenges facing humanity today underscore the need to make structural changes to our economic system, both in the way we produce and the way we … Read more