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Asian executives dissatisfied with internal audit functions
Asian executives dissatisfied with internal audit functions
Talent gap is amongst the challenges that the internal audit team faces.
Excess of loss pricing in APAC reverts to pre-2023 levels amid market stabilisation
The renewal season reflects significant changes in market conditions compared to the previous year.
Mobile usage at an all-time-high in 2023
Total hours people spent in mobile-first markets reached 5.1 trillion hours total.
Disinformation and misinformation are top risks in 2024 – WEF
Two-thirds of experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order in the next 10 years.
Reinsurance likely to face ‘cyclical and structural change’ in 2024: Howden
In other aspects, supply has met the demand for insurance products – a shift from recent market volatility.
4 interior design trends reshaping Singaporean homes
Experts say homeowners are embracing a fusion of timeless elegance and contemporary innovation.
Singapore's economic growth to accelerate in 2024: report
Experts expect the country's economy to grow by 2.7% in real terms next year.
SHEIN customers prefer circularity in clothing choices
Reselling of clothes and secondhand items has become a reliable habit among SHEIN users.
AI poised to be the ‘ultimate marketing assistant’
It can help in content creation and other low-impact tasks.
VC funding of startups in China plummet 26.9% 11M’23
Unconducive market conditions further drove its decline.
Philippine banks sees lending go up by 7.1% in October
Loans for production activities rose during the month.
South Korean banks’ net income down 23.9% in Q3
Non-interest income and return of assets both fell during the quarter.
Taiwan reports over 37 million active credit cards in October
The average rate of delinquency was 0.2% by the end of the month.
India’s commercial banks reports 17% higher net interest incomes
Banks also witnessed a 13.5% deposit growth for the quarter.
How banks can ensure customer safety in Gen AI adoption
Gen AI is expected to add up to US$340b in new value to banks. But obtaining a slice of this will not be an easy process.
Select life insurers show strong profitability – Fitch Ratings
Operating profitability of insurers from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand pose with sound mortality gains and favourable investment returns.
Korean non-life and life industry stands steady in 2024 – Fitch Ratings
Insurers are seen to exhibit enhanced financial performance in the short term, mainly because of improvement in investment yield and focus on higher-value-added businesses.
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