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04
Sep
2023

A bank-wide effort to grow sustainable finance in Asia Pacific
Banks have a critical role to play in scaling up finance and investment to address sustainability challenges. In Asia...
Banks have a critical role to play in scaling up finance and investment to address sustainability challenges. In Asia...
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Banks have a critical role to play in scaling up finance and investment to address sustainability challenges. In Asia Pacific, a holistic approach is needed to support corporates and investors in their transition.
A bank-wide effort to grow sustainable finance in Asia Pacific02
May
2023

Unleashing Australia’s renewable potential
Australia’s emissions reduction target of 43 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, and net zero emissions by 2050 will...
Australia’s emissions reduction target of 43 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, and net zero emissions by 2050 will...
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Australia’s emissions reduction target of 43 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030, and net zero emissions by 2050 will require contributions from different parties.
Unleashing Australia’s renewable potential12
Apr
2023

From quantity to quality: What is shifting China's economic growth?
The masks are off and growth is back on! After three lean years, China’s borders are open, travel is possible again and...
The masks are off and growth is back on! After three lean years, China’s borders are open, travel is possible again and...
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The masks are off and growth is back on! After three lean years, China’s borders are open, travel is possible again and the economy is starting to rebound, the labour market and real estate prices are starting to recover.
From quantity to quality: What is shifting China's economic growth?08
Feb
2023

Baby bust: how China may be able to dodge its demographic time bomb
Online hits for baby buggies on China’s Baidu search engine have dropped 40% since 2018; searches for baby bottles are...
Online hits for baby buggies on China’s Baidu search engine have dropped 40% since 2018; searches for baby bottles are...
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Online hits for baby buggies on China’s Baidu search engine have dropped 40% since 2018; searches for baby bottles are down by a third; meanwhile, enquiries about elderly care homes jumped eight-fold last year.
Baby bust: how China may be able to dodge its demographic time bomb05
Dec
2022

Storming ahead: the potential of offshore wind in North Asia
Although it is becoming increasingly well established in Asia, the potential of renewable energy to help combat climate...
Although it is becoming increasingly well established in Asia, the potential of renewable energy to help combat climate...
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Although it is becoming increasingly well established in Asia, the potential of renewable energy to help combat climate change remains huge in a region that accounts for 60% of the world’s population and more than 50% of global carbon emissions.
Storming ahead: the potential of offshore wind in North Asia14
Nov
2022

Step by step: how to build a viable hydrogen ecosystem
The world is betting on hydrogen. This simplest of elements is increasingly being regarded as a big part of the solution...
The world is betting on hydrogen. This simplest of elements is increasingly being regarded as a big part of the solution...
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The world is betting on hydrogen. This simplest of elements is increasingly being regarded as a big part of the solution to global climate change. However the world is only at the start of a potential ‘hydrogen economy’ and Asia boasts some of the most interesting potential.
Step by step: how to build a viable hydrogen ecosystem06
Sep
2022

The Structural Growth of Australia’s Commercial Real Estate Market
The boom in Australian property prices is well-known. But while most of the attention has focused on residential house...
The boom in Australian property prices is well-known. But while most of the attention has focused on residential house...
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The boom in Australian property prices is well-known. But while most of the attention has focused on residential house prices, which rose 25% last year, an equally compelling story has been unfolding in commercial real estate. And though many analysts expect a sharp drop in the residential sector over the next two years in response to rising interest rates, we...
The Structural Growth of Australia’s Commercial Real Estate Market15
Jun
2022

Adapting the inflationary environment – Why investors should seek out inflation hedges
From virtually zero at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in spring 2020, to 5% a year later (May 2021), and a...
From virtually zero at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in spring 2020, to 5% a year later (May 2021), and a...
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From virtually zero at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in spring 2020, to 5% a year later (May 2021), and a 40-year high of 8.6% in May, US consumer price inflation has blown through estimates, expectations and economists’ narratives. And America’s experience is being repeated across much of the rest of the world, including Asia Pacific. How can...
Adapting the inflationary environment – Why investors should seek out inflation hedges 14
Jun
2022

How sustainable bond innovation fuels positive change
The expansion of the sustainable bond market is opening up new funding opportunities for a wider range of companies and...
The expansion of the sustainable bond market is opening up new funding opportunities for a wider range of companies and...
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The expansion of the sustainable bond market is opening up new funding opportunities for a wider range of companies and connecting investors with projects that support Asia’s transition to a low-carbon future.
How sustainable bond innovation fuels positive change25
May
2022

T+1 settlement in India – keeping up with India’s speed dreams
The transition to next-day settlement is a move that promises to make India’s equity markets among the fastest and most...
The transition to next-day settlement is a move that promises to make India’s equity markets among the fastest and most...
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The transition to next-day settlement is a move that promises to make India’s equity markets among the fastest and most efficient in the world. T+1 is inevitable. The full benefits, however, will only be achieved when all participants are on board with processes crunched and optimised with the help of technology advancement.
T+1 settlement in India – keeping up with India’s speed dreams13
Apr
2022

Cash management as a catalyst for China’s green development
Short-term green deposits are gaining traction as enterprises seek to make a lasting difference in the decarbonisation...
Short-term green deposits are gaining traction as enterprises seek to make a lasting difference in the decarbonisation...
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Short-term green deposits are gaining traction as enterprises seek to make a lasting difference in the decarbonisation agenda
Cash management as a catalyst for China’s green development18
Feb
2020

Bank liquidity on Taiwan offshore
Taiwan is at the forefront of the offshore wind sector developing in the Asia Pacific region.
Taiwan is at the forefront of the offshore wind sector developing in the Asia Pacific region.