FinanceAsia Daily News

Monday, 31 August, 2026

Hong Kong selects pilots for agentic AI sandbox

30 financial institutions and 27 tech partners will test 36 use cases spanning risk management, anti-fraud schemes and customer experience.

Kioxia and Sandisk to invest $31bn in Japan for AI buildout

Proposal from the Japan and US semiconductor firms for flash memory technology is contingent on government support.

SET names chief strategy and finance officer

Benjarong Suwankiri, a former vice minister for finance, will join Thailand's exchange in October.

Barclays hires Ramin Naji for new Apac role

The former Deutsche Bank executive joins in Hong Kong as Apac head of healthcare and real estate.

Why is the Renminbi (RMB) a strategic choice for institutions?

By HSBC

Creating portfolios to capture new opportunities in uncertain times

By FTSE Russell, an LSEG business

Indian private credit: the next structural opportunity for Asian asset owners

By 360 ONE Asset

AIIB targets climate adaptation and local currency financing

As the bank eyes a record fundraising year, acting CFO Domenico Nardelli talks infrastructure, bonds, hard to price risks, and market opportunities.

NZX's incoming chief executive aims to add scale and liquidity

Hishaam Mirza, formerly at NZ Super, will start in September, as the bourse seeks to expand.

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