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Japanese megabank edges out global trade financiers in customer satisfaction: survey
Wed, February 27, 2019 Asia  Trade FinanceAsia Banking and FinanceCiti, HSBC and Deutsche Bank all trail behind Mitsubishi UFJ.
Mitsubishi UFJ has emerged as the top trade finance bank in Asia in terms of customer satisfaction as its corporate customers have expressed more openness to recommend the Japanese megabank to their colleagues and associates, according to a survey from East and Partners that interviewed over 900 CFOs and corporate treasurers across Asia.
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Trade finance services: who would you recommend?
Wed, February 27, 2019 Asia  Trade FinanceA new report from East & Partners shows that Mitsubishi UJF customers are the most likely in Asia to recommend their trade financier to colleagues and business associates
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ESG Financing in Asia: Ready for Take Off?
Tue, February 26, 2019Asia’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) financing scene is gaining traction against the backdrop of supportive government policies such as tax incentives and growing stakeholder pressure for responsible financing. The S$1.2b green loan raised by Singapore-based Frasers Property is the latest in a series of green loan deals in the region.
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Non-bank FX providers: expect a wave of consolidation any time soon
Wed, February 20, 2019Where there’s a school of private equity players circling, then the prey is normally a sector well overdue for consolidation.
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Banking Ant’s trail to WorldFirst: why are SMEs turning to smaller FX providers?
Tue, February 19, 2019Corporate treasuries at multinationals may have the bandwidth to keep abreast of FX markets, but pity the poor small to medium-sized business (SME).
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Treasurers are not promoting their primary banking partners: here’s why
Tue, February 12, 2019East & Partners, a global market research and consulting firm, said it found that the average advocacy score for primary transaction banking providers in Asia is at a “mediocre” level.