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ANZ and CIMB dominate foreign exchange services in the Asia Pacific region for corporates and financial institutions, respectively, according to Asiamoney’s latest and largest FX Poll.

I recently paid a visit to the bank I used to work at years ago. Not much has changed, but what I didn’t expect to see was an almost empty office during lunch hours. Where were all these junior bankers who were supposed to be gobbling down sandwiches while frantically bashing on keyboards at their desks?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not announced any delay to its decision on whether to include the renminbi in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility. Is that clear enough for everyone?

The first tranche of the RBS selldown loses money for the taxpayer. But it’s a long way from being over, and history could show it was a smart move.

Emerging markets bankers say Turkish banks, in their new enthusiasm for MTNs, have taken their devotion to an alternative market a little too far. But the Turkish issuers are only using this market exactly as they were sold it.

DBS managed to surprise much of the market last week when it picked dollars for the first covered bond issue out of Singapore. If the Lion City is serious about establishing a covered bond market, euros need to be the currency of choice.

Blog made a useful discovery this week — getting stuck on a long car journey with one bank’s SSA team would be a terrible idea.

The Ranger has a refreshing experience at Morgan Stanley's press reception.

If John LeFevre is right, nothing has changed in banking.

The Lion City has been trying to develop a covered bond market for years but progress has been slow. That's mostly been down to the fact that its banks do not have first access to most of the mortgage loans they lend out. That privilege lies with the country’s pension fund, the Central Provident Fund (CPF).

Singapore can finally lay claim to a covered bond market after its largest bank, DBS, this week printed the country’s first deal in the asset class. The build-up was hardly plain sailing, but that did not stop DBS executing a very successful trade that will serve as a benchmark for its peers, writes Rev Hui.

It’s nice to get out of Hong Kong this time of year, what with the summer heat beating down on us and Tai Tai obsessing over the latest luxury sale.