The Rising Tide of Digital IPOs and M&A in SE Asia's Digital Game of Thrones
We see a rising tide of new listings from the SEA Digital economy in 2H2021 and beyond, with some local listings and some taking the SPAC route.
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Vaccinated Tourism, Indonesian Retail, and COVID-19 Spike
The week that was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights from across South...
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Singapore Banks – Loan Migration
We believe the positive loan migration risk is at DBS and the least positive is at UOB. The implications are for lower credit costs at DBS than...
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Singapore Banks – Vast Differences In Provisioning
DBS has a higher loan loss allowance/loan ratio than peers, and far more FY20 credit costs vs. FY19 than peers. Its loss absorption, reversal...
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Asia Banks – Watch Your Anti-Money Laundering Risk Again
* ICIJ Points Fingers Post-Swedbank Fiasco: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reviewed over 2,100 suspicious...
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