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Q&A with OCBC’s Allison Koh, assistant vice president, global treasury, China
Koh is an assistant vice president with the asset liability management team in OCBC China’s global treasury office. She joined the firm as a management associate (MA) in July 2007 after graduating from the International University of Japan’s MBA programme. Prior to this, Koh was an associate banker with a foreign bank. 1) What made [...]
Ten years ago our US editor was walking to work in lower Manhattan. Here is his personal account of 9/11 unfolding
It’s been 10 years since the planes came in and changed the landscape of lower Manhattan forever; 10 years since two commercial passenger airliners were turned into weapons of mass destruction by a small army of terrorists and flown into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center. That attack on September 11, [...]
Ten years ago our US editor was walking to work in lower Manhattan. Here is his personal story of 9/11 unfolding
It’s been 10 years since the planes came in and changed the landscape of lower Manhattan forever; 10 years since two commercial passenger airliners were turned into weapons of mass destruction by a small army of terrorists and flown into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center. That attack on September 11, [...]
Three key factors that spark senior moves in insurance
Senior moves between AIA and Great Eastern have been very much in the news. Here’s a recap: Move 1: GE’s Ng Keng Hooi left to join AIA as its regional managing director late last year. Move 2: This was followed shortly after by GE’s chief executive Tan Hak Leh’s resignation. He joins AIA as its [...]
I’m a derivatives pro and I’m desperate to reboot my career: REVIEW MY RESUME
“I am currently a derivatives accounting supervisor with more than five years’ banking experience, but I’m working in a second-tier city in South East Asia. I am trying to land a position in Singapore as a derivatives accounting manager, which would involve more duties and responsibilities.” Can this candidate really get a better job in [...]
I’m a very experienced investment banker and I really want a managerial job: REVIEW MY RESUME
“I am a seasoned banker in treasury and FX, and I used to be the top dealer at a major US Bank. I have been in a management role (mainly treasury) for more than 10 years. I’m now looking for a managerial role in a medium to small-sized bank because I know that, given my [...]
China Career Update: calling all credit risk candidates
The recent business expansion of foreign banks in China has created an urgent need for recruiting more risk management professionals. Credit risk candidates are particular sought after because, as the economy recovers, international banks want to compete with Chinese commercial banks in lending to large local enterprises and multinational corporations. “In the last six to [...]
Finance sector bosses speak their minds about staffing issues
Singapore’s Institute of Banking and Finance held its annual conference today and because the theme was “talent and leadership strategies” we decided to go along. Here’s what three senior industry players chose to highlight during a panel discussion. If you agree or disagree with their assessments, leave your comments at the bottom. OCBC breaks down [...]
Daily Dispatches: Shinsei and Aozora cancel merger
Shinsei Bank, the lender partly owned by U.S. investor J. Christopher Flowers, and Aozora Bank, have cancelled a planned merger that would have created Japan’s sixth-largest bank by assets. (Bloomberg) Hong Kong’s economy may have expanded 8.3 per cent in the first quarter, the fastest pace in four years, as exports and retail spending rebounded [...]
China Career Update: Is ICBC creating a new type of Chinese banker?
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China’s recent hiring of Deutsche Bank’s top Asian executive Lee Zhang as its new vice president is a landmark appointment for a Chinese bank and will also help ICBC to expand globally. This is the first time a senior management position at a major state-run bank will be filled by [...]
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