Standards promote fairer cross-border competition

Senior manager, Investment Management Group with PricewaterhouseCoopers on performance presentation standards reporting for investment managers.

New tie-ups in Tohoku and Kansai highlight growing pressure on Japan's regional banks to defend deposits and cut costs.

Andrew Cross, CFO at the Beijing-based infrastructure bank, shared his views on private capital mobilisation, high interest rates, sustainabilty bonds, and the attraction of Hong Kong as a fundraising destination; the AIIB is looking to deploy $75bn by 2030.

At the Singapore Fintech Festival senior directors from Circle and Standard Chartered, said that the evolution of digital currencies and banking is speeding up.

Adam Zhang, managing director of Collabrium Partners, shares his views with FA on how Chinese companies are changing their approach to cross-border M&A, including finding opportunities in Southeast Asia and in technology.