Media Releases
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Latest Media Releases From East & Partners
21 December 2022 (United States) – Entrenched Inflation Spurs Corporates FX Risk Management Action
In response to rapidly rising interest rates and stubbornly high inflation, US corporates are turning away from FX Options to Forward FX for hedging currency exposure, new research from East & Partners reveals.
15 December 2022 (United Kingdom) – High Street Banks Fend Off Business FX Challengers …For Now
In the most highly competitive Business FX market on the planet, major British banks including Barclays, Citi, HSBC and Lloyds are kings…for now..
17 November 2022 (Australia) – Asset Finance Leadership Changing of the Guard
CBA is set to surpass NAB as the number one asset finance provider in Australia according to East & Partners latest Asset Finance Markets Program.
12 September 2022 (Global) – What Are Banks Missing in the Blockchain Treasury Equation?
Corporates are open and willing to integrate blockchain into the treasury function, so what is holding them back?
24 August 2022 (Global) – Greening Global Supply Chains - Go Green or Get Left Behind
Corporates are voting with their feet when it comes to supply chain sustainability, new East & Partners research reveals.
17 August 2022 (Global) – Which Global Supply Chain Funding Providers Are Poised for Growth as Disruptions Become Ingrained?
Who is the largest global supply chain funding provider and when are supply chain disruptions expected to ease?
22 July 2022 (Global) – Digitising Global Supply Chains – Race to Keep Pace with Supply Chain Funding Innovation
While the transformative impact of the pandemic continues to be felt in the form of a rapidly increased rate of digitisation and customer expectations, where specifically are corporate treasurers seeking the best return on their investment in innovation?.
7 February 2022 (New Zealand) – Business Customers Identify Clear Differentiators between New Zealand’s Business Banks - report
Business Banks are increasingly differentiating their solutions and services in a very competitive marketplace, as they digitalise offerings and respond to the need for more sustainable propositions.
24 August 2021 (Global) – Global Treasurers Perceive BNP Paribas as Top ESG Finance Provider
As ESG based finance continues to experience explosive growth, BNP Paribas is singled out as the global standout provider of sustainable/ESG finance across all products and services.
16 June 2021 (Asia) – Standard Chartered Tops H1 2021 Asian Institutional Transaction Banking League Table
Against a low interest rate environment, Standard Chartered continues its best in breed performance as the top transaction bank in Asia by relationship share.
24 March 2021 (Asia) – Declining Engagement in FX Options Among Asian Businesses in Favour of Forwards
Small and mid-sized businesses in Asia are turning away from FX Option as uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic fuels volatility in major currency pairs, latest research from East & Partners Asia reveals.
4 February 2021 (United Kingdom) – UK High Street Banks Fighting Back in FX Risk
Suppressed market confidence and extreme currency market volatility have combined to become increasingly problematic for British corporates conducting foreign trade, new research by industry analysts East & Partners shows.
27 January 2021 (Australia) – Banks Struggle to Respond to COVID CIB Relationship Banking Shake-Up
How Banks must support CFOs through the coronavirus pandemic has been accurately quantified in newly released research by East & Partners, with startling implications for corporate and institutional banking (CIB) customer coverage teams.
21 January 2021 (Asia) – Coronavirus Impact on Corporate Supply Chains Not Subsiding
The coronavirus crisis is expected to have a longer and deeper impact on businesses’ physical and financial supply chain in Asia, new voice of the customer research by East & Partners confirms
22 September 2020 (Asia) – Asian Businesses Lose Up to US$71,400 From Under-Hedging
Small and mid-sized businesses in Asia are suffering from currency losses of as large as US$71,400 amidst rising foreign exchange (FX) volatility, new research from East & Partners Asia reveals.
25 August 2020 (Asia) – Trade Finance League Tables H2 2020
This league table of trade finance market share covers the relative positioning of the top 19 providers in Asia
19 August 2020 (Australia) – Corporates Go Their Own Way for COVID-19 Advice
Australia’s largest enterprises are plotting their own way out of the COVID-19 crisis, new research from East & Partners reveals.
20 July 2020 (Europe) – Wirecard’s Woes: Trust in non-bank payment providers falls across the globe
Wirecard’s dramatic collapse has shaken European markets and created distrust among corporates with third-party payment providers, according to a flash poll of 450+ of the world’s most influential treasurers and CFOs conducted by East & Partners.
30 June 2020 (Asia) – Transaction Banking League Tables - H1 2020
This league table of transaction banking market share in Asia covers the relative positioning of the top 13 providers for the Top 1,000 multinational corporations (MNCs) and large domestic/regional corporates in the region..
28 May 2020 (Australia) – “Show Me the Money” – Customer Churn Reaches Fever Pitch for Trade
Australian importers and exporters have returned to pre-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) levels of churn, new research from East & Partners shows.
16 April 2020 (Australia) – Crippling FX Losses Compound Coronavirus Pain
Australian businesses suffered currency losses of up to A$3.4 billion in the last six months despite subdued AUD volatility, new research from East & Partners shows.
9 April 2020 (Australia) – Digital Distraction Costing Corporate Treasurers Dearly
Digital technologies are intended to improve efficiency and productivity in the treasury function, yet newly released East & Partners research suggests the opposite is taking place.
23 March 2020 (China) – Chinese Yuan Could Hit 7.008 per US Dollar by Year End
The Chinese yuan is set to fall further against the US dollar amid supply chain disruptions and weaker global demand as a result of the coronavirus and ongoing US-China trade issues, according to unique voice of the customer research from East and Partners.
11 February 2020 (United Kingdom) – Brexit clarity still creates questions for UK businesses
After years of antagonising Brexit palaver between politicians, government officials and the general public, Britain has finally left the EU.
4 February 2020 (Australia) – Competition Intensifies for Asset Finance in the Face of Decelerating Growth
Equipment Finance providers are being forced to lift their game as a record number of customers plan to switch provider in the first half of 2020 for a better deal, new research from banking advisory firm East & Partners shows.
2019 Media Releases
3 December 2019 (Australia) – Aussie pessimism highlighted in AUD/USD forecasts
Australian corporates’ Aussie Dollar forecasts are significantly more pessimistic than their global counterparts, new research from East & Partners reveals.
5 November 2019 (Australia) – Will AUD Recovery be Short Lived? Yes, Say Australian Business
Australian corporates forecast the Aussie Dollar to slide further against the US Dollar in 2020 despite a recent burst of strength, according to East & Partners’ latest research.
3 October 2019 (Global) – Onboarding issues directly impacting bottom lines with biggest global enterprises walking away from their banks
Nearly all banks are losing business from existing clients due to their onboarding processes, according to East & Partners’ latest global insight report.
3 September 2019 (Asia) – US-China Trade Conflict: Asian Banks Seizing Trade Finance Opportunities in the Region
China’s appeal as an export market continues to increase amid the prolonged US-China trade row, new research from East & Partners has found.
25 June 2019 (Asia) – Singapore Banks Top Customer Satisfaction for Key Products and Services in Asian Transaction Banking
UOB primary transaction banking customers have the highest level of satisfaction for Liquidity Management solutions in Asia, new research from East and Partners has found.
2 May 2019 (Australia) – Hong Kong tops leader board for Regional Treasury Centre location
Hong Kong has positioned itself as the biggest hub of RTCs for global corporates, according to the latest research from East & Partners.
19 March 2019 (London) – Non-banks – Saxo and Monex – tops for Customer Advocacy in UK and France
A battle is waging between domestic bank and non-bank Business FX providers in the UK and France as to who are the most recommended by their customers in East’s latest BFX reporting.
27 February 2019 (Singapore) – Mitsubishi UJF Tops Customer Advocacy for Trade Finance Services in Asia
Mitsubishi UJF customers are the most likely in Asia to recommend their trade financier to colleagues and business associates, according to the latest research by East and Partners.
30 January 2019 (Singapore) – Customer Advocacy: Untapped Growth Opportunity for Transaction Banks in Asia
A majority of transaction banking customers are not advocating their incumbent providers across their business networks, despite declaring themselves somewhat satisfied with the services provided, new research from East and Partners has found.
2018 Media Releases
20 MayJune 2018 (United Kingdom) – UK Businesses Cut Back Use of the Euro in First Half of 2018
As the UK heads towards Brexit, and withdrawal from the EU, UK businesses are dramatically reducing their use of the Euro in currency payments – down by 5 percent when trading internationally since the start of the year
07 May 2018 – Positive growth forecast for Australian trade finance
Trade Finance markets are bracing for transformative change in 2018, new research from East and Partners has found.
23 April 2018 – Chinese Yuan engagement being sustained by Asia
The Chinese Yuan is expected to stay flat against the US dollar over the coming year as the currency’s appreciation pace comes to a halt, new research from East and Partners has found.
09 April 2018 – New Growth Driven ‘Bottom Up’ by Equipment Finance
Asset & Equipment financing represents an integral part of improved productivity, innovation, working capital management and capital expenditure growth in Australia.
12 March 2018 – Internet and mobile payment platforms are the key product priorities for merchants
Australian businesses report that just 6.6 percent of all payments in 2017 were made with cash, down 56 percent from 2012, new research from East & Partners has found.
19 February 2018 – Major Australian banks face foreign competition for corporate clients
HSBC Bank Australia is gaining ground among the middle-market as a preferred transaction banking (TB) provider, as Corporates seek out Cross-Border Payment and International TB capabilities, new research from East & Partners shows.
29 January 2018 – What are the keys to winning trade finance business in Asia?
Competition within Asia’s trade finance market is heating up, according to new research from East & Partners Asia.
10 January 2018 – Biometric authentication favoured by Asia’s Top 1000
Biometric and pattern-based authentication are rapidly gaining acceptance among Asian corporates amid rising concern over identity theft and fraudulent activity, new research by East & Partners Asia has found.
2017 Media Releases
18 December 2017 – Pessimistic Outlook for Aussie Dollar
Despite global markets navigating uncertain futures, Australian businesses predict a weakening of the Australian dollar against four key currencies, new research from East & Partners
has found.
17 December 2017 (United Kingdom) – UK Small Business Preps for Brexit with Growing use of FX Hedging
As UK business prepares for Brexit, small firms are managing their FX risk more and more as they look to increase trade internationally, and exporters forecast increased growth in FX turnover, according to East and Partners latest UK Business FX Market Analysis report for the second half of 2017 released this week.
11 December 2017 – What Payments Features Are Asia’s Top 1000 Corporates Hungry For?
Data and business analytics are at the top of a majority of Asia’s corporate payment infrastructure wish lists, new research from East & Partners Asia has found.
20 November 2017 – Asia Pacific Corporates Unprepared When Facing Risk Management and Compliance Concerns
While cybersecurity is at the forefront of risk and compliance concerns for corporates in Asia Pacific, current risk management strategies are found to be ineffective, new research from SWIFT and East & Partners Asia has found.
20 November 2017 (United Kingdom) – UK Businesses Set to Cut Back Use of the Euro
As the UK continues its political negotiations to leave the EU, UK businesses are forecasting that they will reduce their use of the Euro in currency payments when trading internationally in the next six months.
13 November 2017 – Global corporates chasing technology innovation in banking
Some of the world’s largest enterprises are prepared to switch financial providers should their banks not keep up with technological innovation, new research from East & Partners has found.
17 October 2017 – Regional and non-bank providers making head way in Asia’s Spot FX market
Although international providers remain dominant, regional banks, and non-bank foreign exchange providers are gaining traction in Spot Foreign Exchange (FX) market share across Asia, new research from East & Partners Asia has found.
11 September 2017 – Asian enterprises bullish on euro and pound into 2018
The research is derived from direct interviews with 1,571 importers and exporters with annual turnover of US$1 – 100 million based across Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.
29 May 2017 – Top enterprises set to stray from domestic banks for supply chain funding
Domestic banks are in the firing line as the world’s largest companies seek to streamline their global supply chain funding, an exclusive report from market analysts, East & Partners has found.
26 April 2017 – Is a cashless society fact or fiction?
Australian merchants have reported that cash receivables plummeted by 46 percent between 2010 and 2016, new research from market analysts East & Partners has found. Should this trend continue, cash payments across all Australian businesses is predicted to fall below five percent by 2019 and then hit two percent within the next five years.
6 March 2017 – Trust in short supply as Top 3 dominates Trade Services in Asia
A staggering 75 percent of Corporates in Asia say that when it comes to Advice, they would use referrals or personal networks over their own bankers, the latest research from banking analysts East & Partners Asia (E&P) has found.
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2022 Media Releases
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- 20 December 2022 - Entrenched Inflation Spurs Corporates FX Risk Management Action
- 15 December 2022 - High Street Banks Fend Off Business FX Challengers …For Now
- 17 November 2022 - Asset Finance Leadership Changing of the Guard
- 12 September 2022 - What Are Banks Missing in the Blockchain Treasury Equation?
- 24 August 2022 - Greening Global Supply Chains - Go Green or Get Left Behind
- 17 August 2022 - Which Global Supply Chain Funding Providers Are Poised for Growth as Disruptions Be
- 22 July 2022 - Digitising Global Supply Chains - Race to Keep Pace with Supply Chain Funding
- 7 February 2022 - Business Customers Identify Clear Differentiators between New Zealand’s Business B
2021 Media Releases
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- 24 August 2021 - Global Treasurers Perceive BNP Paribas as Top ESG Finance Provider
- 16 June 2021 - Standard Chartered Tops H1 2021 Asian Institutional Transaction Banking League Table
- 24 March 2021 - Declining Engagement in FX Options Among Asian Businesses in Favour of Forwards
- 4 February 2021 - UK High Street Banks Fighting Bank in FX Risk
- 27 January 2021 - Banks Struggle to Respond to COVID CIB Relationship Banking Shake-Up
- 21 January 2021 - Coronavirus Impact on Corporate Supply Chains Not Subsiding
2020 Media Releases
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- 25 August 2020 - Trade Finance League Tables H2 2020
- 19 August 2020 - Corporates Go Their Own Way for COVID-19 Advice
- 20 July 2020 - Wirecard’s Woes: Trust in non-bank payment providers falls across the globe
- 30 June 2020 - Transation Banking League Tables H1 2020
- 28 May 2020 - “Show Me the Money” – Customer Churn Reaches Fever Pitch for Trade
- 16 April 2020 - Crippling FX Losses Compound Coronavirus Pain
- 9 April 2020 - Digital Distraction Costing Corporate Treasurers Dearly
- 23 March 2020 - Chinese Yuan Could Hit 7.008 per US Dollar by Year End
- 11 February 2020 - Brexit clarity still creates questions for UK businesses
- 4 February 2020 - Competition Intensifies for Asset Finance in the Face of Decelerating Growth
2019 Media Releases
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- Aussie pessimism highlighted in AUD/USD forecasts
- 5 November 2019 - Will AUD Recovery be Short Lived? Yes, Say Australian Business
- 29 October 2019 - Onboarding issues directly impacting bottom lines
- 3 September 2019 - US-China Trade Conflict: Asian Banks Seizing Trade Finance Opportunities in the R
- 25 June 2019 - Singapore Banks Top Customer Satisfaction for Key Products and Services in Asian Tran
- 2 May 2019 - Hong Kong tops leader board for Regional Treasury Centre location
- 19 March 2019 - Non-banks – Saxo and Monex – tops for Customer Advocacy in UK and France
- 27 February 2019 - Mitsubishi UJF Tops Customer Advocacy for Trade Finance Services in Asia
- 30 January 2019 - Customer Advocacy: Untapped Growth Opportunity for Transaction Banks in Asia
2018 Media Releases
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- 10 January 2018 - Biometric authentication favoured by Asia’s Top 1000
- 29 January 2018 - What are the keys to winning trade finance business in Asia?
- 19 February 2018 – Major Australian banks face foreign competition for corporate clients
- 12 March 2018 - Internet and mobile payment platforms are the key product priorities for merchants
- 09 April 2018 - New Growth Driven ‘Bottom Up’ by Equipment Finance
- 23 April 2018 - Chinese Yuan engagement being sustained in Asia
- 07 May 2018 - Positive growth forecast for Australian trade finance
- 20 June 2018 - UK Businesses Cut Back Use of the Euro in First Half of 2018
2017 Media Releases
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- 6 March 2017 – Trust in short supply as Top 3 dominates Trade Services in Asia
- 26 April 2017 – Is a cashless society fact or fiction?
- 29 May 2017 – Top enterprises set to stray from domestic banks for supply chain funding
- 11 September 2017 – Asian enterprises bullish on euro and pound into 2018
- 17 October 2017 - Regional and non-bank providers making head way in Asia’s Spot FX market
- 13 November 2017 - Global corporates chasing technology innovation in banking
- 20 November 2017 - UK Businesses Set to Cut Back Use of the Euro
- 20 November 2017 - Asia Pacific Corporates Unprepared When Facing Risk Management and Compliance
- 11 December 2017 - What Payments Features Are Asia’s Top 1000 Corporates Hungry For?
- 17 December 2017 (UK) - UK Small Business Preps for Brexit with Growing use of FX Hedging
- 18 December 2017 - Pessimistic Outlook For Aussie Dollar
2016 Media Releases
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- 29 November 2016 – Internet is king, say Aussie SMEs
- 25 October 2016 - Corporate treasurers ramp up their spending on FinTech
- 17 October 2016 – No love for non-bank business FX providers
- 19 September 2016 – FX Management – A risky business
- 11 July 2016 – UK Small Business Highly Exposed to Currency Volatility in post-Brexit World
- 27 June 2016 – Asian corporates jittery on interest rate impacts
- 23 May 2016 – Credit cards come back as UK moves towards a cashless society
- 16 May 2016 – Aussie SMEs starting to mitigate FX threat
- 11 May 2016 – Half Of UK Companies fear EU ‘Leave Vote’
- 26 April 2016 – How much FX risk are Asian corporates really willing to take?
- 30 March 2016 – Ten Years in Trade - Australian Export/Import Finance Evolution
- 7 March 2016 – Asian exports will continue to lead in 2016
- 22 February 2016 – China and India continue to power Asian corporate travel
- 12 February 2016 – France’s Business Foreign Exchange market still dominated by home banks
- 12 février 2016 — Le marché des changes français toujours dominé par les banques nationales
- 9 February 2016 – Businesses to Banks: “Raise Rates and We Walk”
- 15 January 2016 – Banks battle to maintain dominance of UK’s Business Foreign Exchange market
2015 Media Releases
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- 14 December 2015 – Business Banking Movers and Shakers in 2016
- 7 December 2015 – Asian FX: Corporates spread their wallets
- 26 November 2015 – China and India power Asian corporate travel
- 3 November 2015 – Impact of FTAs clear as mud for Aussie businesses
- 6 October 2015 – A Fintech Tsunami Is Here But Are Aussie Businesses Aware?
- 23 September 2015 – Banking the Big End of Town – Exclusive CFO Insight
- 31 August 2015 – Banking Corporates Growth Path – Key Challenges Identified
- 27 August 2015 – Super Steering Term Deposit Tenor Turnaround
- 18 August 2015 – T&E budgets for Indian Corporates grew by 7 percent in Q2
- 17 August 2015 – FX Risk Front and Centre for NZ Exporters/Importers
- 10 August 2015 – Business Banking Loyalty put to the Test – E&P
- 3 August 2015 – Asian corporates double receivable financing engagement
- 27 July 2015 – International and non Big Four banks prying away customers
- 24 July 2015 – UK Businesses Break the Bank for FX
- 20 July 2015 – International Equities. The HNWI love affair continues
- 13 July 2015 – Global FX Markets First Time Comparison: E&P
- 1 July 2015 – Memo to banks: lift your game on Short Term Debt and Liquidity Management
- 22 June 2015 – Queensland Businesses Have Sunny Outlook on Banks
- 17 June 2015 – Business FX - A Buyer’s Market
- 9 June 2015 – SMEs Forcing Business Banking Rethink
- 3 June 2015 – Bottom-Up Equipment Finance Engagement
- 25 May 2015 – Business Deposits on the March
- 18 May 2015 – Predicting the Unpredictable – Business Owners Know Best
- 11 May 2015 – Asian SMEs engage with the RMB
- 4 May 2015 – Trade Finance – What do Corporates Really Want?
- 27 April 2015 – Business Banking Sentiment Dips Further
- 20 April 2015 – Business Credit Demand Only Tells Half the Story
- 13 April 2015 – Corporate Transaction Banking Needs Changing
- 30 March 2015 – Responsible Credit Card Surcharging?
- 18 March 2015 – Asian transactional banking: the rise of client expectation
- 17 March 2015 – East & Partners’ Big Business Banking Predictions for 2015
- 3 March 2015 – Switching to a Regional Bank…why not?
- 23 February 2015 – Trade knowledge can win new business
- 3 February 2015 – Fierce Competition Damages Customer Satisfaction in Business FX
- 27 January 2015 – Big Business Expecting More from their Bank
- 19 January 2015 – Macroprudential Fails to Sting Banks
- 12 January 2015 – Trade Finance Revenue Pools – First Time Analysis
2014 Media Releases
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- 15 December 2014 – What’s Holding Australian Corporates Back?
- 8 December 2014 – Smaller businesses set to cut jobs in 2015
- 1 December 2014 – New Zealand Businesses Looking Beyond Big Banks for FX
- 24 November 2014 – Small Business Product Specialists in High Demand
- 19 November 2014 – Big opportunity for “Digital Disruptors”
- 10 November 2014 – Hong Kong SMEs engage with the RMB
- 5 November 2014 – Sharia debt gains rapid momentum among Asian businesses - World 1st Research
- 27 October 2014 – Trade Relationships Critical amidst Market Turmoil
- 13 October 2014 – Institutional Segment Hunkering Down
- 7 October 2014 – East & Partners Enhances Asia Banking Markets Coverage
- 22 September 2014 – Competitor Pitching on the Increase
- 8 September 2014 – Hyper competition in UK FX market
- 1 September 2014 – Bank Bashing to end?
- 18 August 2014 – FX wallet share under pressure around the world
- 11 August 2014 – FSI sparking Syndicate Lending Growth
- 4 August 2014 – Australian Dollar Barometer on the Money
- 21 July 2014 – Competition puts banking relationships under pressure
- 14 July 2014 – Regional Trade Finance Strategy – Stay or Go?
- 7 July 2014 – A Battle of Customer Loyalty
- 30 June 2014 – Banks Regulatory Response Taking Shape
- 23 June 2014 – FX Volatility Adversely Influencing Business FX Flows
- 18 June 2014 - Australian businesses forecast AUD will stay above US90 cents in 2014
- 16 June 2014 – Technology Fails to Improve Dealings with Banks
- June 2014 – Brokers making a comeback in Equipment Finance
- 2 June 2014 – Top 500 Shifting the Goalposts
- 26 May 2014 – Don’t Mention the War…
- 19 May 2014 – Rising Expectations: Small Businesses Voting with their Feet
- 12 May 2014 – Competitors hunt CBA and NAB clients
- 7 May 2014 – Ports Remain Firmly Upbeat on Iron Ore and Coal Exports
- 5 May 2014 – MAJOR NEW MARKET RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT, ASIA ISLAMIC FINANCE MARKETS
- 28 April 2014 – Business Deposit Volumes in Focus
- 14 April 2014 – Trade Finance providers win more wallet share
- 7 April 2014 – Hefty Business Tax Administrative Burden
- 31 March 2014 – Transaction Banking Churn Set to Stay
- 24 March 2014 – Inverse momentum for Institutional businesses and SMEs
- 17 March 2014 – Business FX Landscape Diverging from Hong Kong to Singapore
- 12 March 2014 – Performance gaps in Asia Trade Financing open up
- 10 March 2014 – Trade Finance Gain causing Transactional Banking Pain
- 5 March 2014 – Business Banking Advertising Facing Uphill Battle
- 3 March 2014 – Volatility Shifting Business FX Goal Posts Australia
- 24 February 2014 – Corporate Sized Businesses Happiest with their Banks
- 17 February 2014 – More businesses surcharging, but surcharging less
- 10 February 2013 – Transaction Banking in Asia: Is the ‘Foot in the Door’ Approach Working?
- 3 February 2014 – Regulatory Wheels in Motion
- 28 January 2013 – Asian Trade Finance - Credit is crucial
- 22 January 2013 – Queensland businesses like their banks - NSW and Victorian businesses do not
- 20 January 2014 – Haymarket and East & Partners launch joint venture research business in Asia
- 15 January 2013 – Market Share Concentrating…but less borrowing by the Top 500
- 13 January 2014 – Spotlight Reveals Business Banking Backdrop on the Improve
- 6 January 2014 – Iron Ore Export Revenue Surges while Fading Coal Price Bites
2013 Media Releases
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- 16 December 2013 – Mind Share the key in Business FX
- 9 December 2013 – Businesses Bearish on Aussie Dollar in 2014
- 2 December 2013 – Institutional Transaction Banking Foreign Raiders
- 25 November 2013 – Bank Funding Strategies – Deposit Taking Behaviour Shifting
- 18 November 2013 – The new “Macquarie Model.” A bank to watch in 2014
- 12 November 2013 – SME Banking. Where’s the Relationship Manager?
- 4 November 2013 – Show us the liquidity support, smaller businesses tell their trade financiers
- 28 October 2013 – Transaction banking, way beyond a commodity
- 21 October 2013 – Banks Residential Lending Portfolios Kick Into Gear
- 14 October 2013 – Surcharging down, but not going away
- 8 October 2013 – DBS and Bank of China well placed in Asian banking
- 30 September 2013 – Banks focus on fees, not rates
- 23 September 2013 – Deposit and Lending Markets Primed for Impact
- 18 September 2013 – St George completes exit as banker to Top 500
- 9 September 2013 – ANZ wins traction in Asian FX
- 2 September 2013 – Customer sentiment plummets to a new low in the smaller end of town
- 27 August 2013 – Business sentiment turns bearish on AUD
- 19 August 2013 - ATO beats the banks as biggest “lender’ to small business
- 12 August 2013 – Cross Sell in Banking a Tough Act
- 5 August 2013 - Asia’s Top Corporates bank away from home
- 29 July 2013 - BOQ tops Business Banking rankings for fifth year
- 15 July 2013 - Who’s Leading the Deposit Funding War?
- 8 July 2013 – SMEs return to Equipment Financing
- 1 July 2013 - Big Four in battle over FX
- 17 June 2013 - Asia’s Wealthy forecast 15 percent increase in personal wealth
- 11 June 2013 - Real time settlement and reporting a focus for merchants
- 3 June 2013 - Big Four are Small in Advisory
- 27 May 2013 - Leverage balance shifts for small business
- 20 May 2013 - Asian Institutions on the Move
- 6 May 2013 - Major change presented in banking industry briefing: East & Partners
- 8 April 2013 - Importers Gaining Ascendancy
- 25 March 2013 - Banks not delivering international services to Australian Corporates
- 18 March 2013 - Deposits churn levels still rising
- 12 March 2013 - Corporates look to FX and Interest Rate products
- 25 February 2013 - Small business cautious borrowings continue
- 18 February 2013 - Credit demand: Signs of Green Shoots
- 11 February 2013 - Banks need to walk the walk - particularly for smaller businesses
- 4 February 2013 - Customer churn - more of the Top 500 on the move
- 29 January 2013 - On Call Deposits Fall
- 14 January 2013 - Asian customers want more from their banks
2012 Media Releases
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- 19 December 2012 - Micro businesses still de-leveraging
- 14 December 2012 - Debit wins over credit: East
- 10 December 2012 - Spot FX - the focus for smaller businesses
- 3 December 2012 - Deposit switching rises with volatility - a challenge for the banks
- 28 November 2012 - Importers benefiting from strong AUD plan to raise prices
- 26 November 2012 - Top 500 plan to slow borrowings
- 20 November 2012 - East predicts 2.8 precent business credit growth 2013
- 12 November 2012 - Advertising not the key to Customer Mind Share
- 30 October 2012 - Retail deposits rushing to term but tenure shortening
- 22 October 2012 - CFO's concerned for their health - especially if you're male!
- 15 October 2012 - Colleagues seen as main source of Trade Finance advice
- 3 October 2012 - Australian businesses mostly say "No" to the RBA intervening in the high AUD
- 7 September 2012 - Business deposits still flying to the Big Four but Regionals Catching
- 30 August 2012 - Headline gearing reduction masks asset value increases
- 24 August 2012 - Mind Share leads to Market Share
- 8 August 2012 - Australian Corporates Still in Love with New Zealand
- 2 August 2012 - Trigger rates for deposit switching continue to fall
- 24 July 2012 - Cash flow needs driving demand for Equipment Finance
- 12 July 2012 - Top 500 lack appetite to move from Big 4
- 10 July 2012 - Where is customer loyalty in business banking?
- 6 July 2012 - Top Asian 1,000 look towards Debt to fund growth
- 3 July 2012 - 'Peripheral mining' services driving demand for credit
- 20 June 2012 - Memories of GFC credit experiences building bank churn
- 8 June 2012 - Further margin declines forecast for Australian banks
- 30 May 2012 - Big Four responding to boutique FX providers
- 28 May 2012 - Slow but steady switch to term deposits
- 18 May 2012 - Bank reputation holds up in tough times
- 17 May 2012 - RMB capability a key switch point for big customers
- 1 May 2012 - Payments failures hitting SME customers hardest
- 23 April 2012 - Corporate segment most likely to advocate their banks
- 11 April 2012 - Slow down in deposits will put pressure on bank profitability
- 4 April 2012 - The dominance of the mortgage consumer in Australian bank lending
- 20 March 2012 - Liquidity Support Driving Trade
- 14 March 2012 - The Importance of TB Cross Sell in Business Banking
- 5 March 2012 - Security still the biggest obstacle in accepting online payments
- 2 March 2012 - East predicts an unexciting year in business banking...
- 21 February 2012 - Corporate borrowing continues to slide
- 14 February 2012 - Bank Deposits loosening up
- 9 February 2012 - Cautious consumers drive merchant credit card payments down
- 3 February 2012 - Slowing demand for Business Banking services
- 30 January 2012 - Domestic deposit taking and the funding gap
- 17 January 2012 - Where is the Australian Deposits Market Going?
- 12 January 2012 - Increased wallet share across Institutional lending markets
2011 Media Releases
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- 21 December 2011 - Increasing concentration in transaction banking markets
- 16 December 2011 - Business Banking Sentiment Wraps 2011
- 30 November 2011 - Split banking in Asia Transaction Banking on the Rise
- 29 November 2011 - Where is local deposit funding really coming from?
- 25 November 2011 - Decline in primary FX provider wallet share continues
- 4 November 2011 - Short life span for corporate trade finance relationships
- 31 October 2011 - Bank Reputation the New Profit Driver
- 28 October 2011 - More depositors looking to 'fix their rates'
- 14 October 2011 - Falling levels of Direct Bank Customer Contact
- 10 October 2011 - Use of brokers in the Asset & Equipment finance space declining
- 30 September 2011 - Australia's Deposit / Lending Balance Remains in Favour of Deposits
- 22 September 2011 - Payments Dominate Australian Transaction Banking
- 16 September 2011 - Open Account Trade Financing all the Rage
- 22 August 2011 - Debt Demand Now Fragile Even In Middle Markets
- 15 August 2011 - Australian Depositors Churning at Historic Highs
- 2 August 2011 - Demand for business banking products dropping
- 25 July 2011 - Big Merchants Surcharge Sooner
- 15 July 2011 - Powerful New Insights on Australian Bank Funding Behaviour
- 27 June 2011 - Split Institutional Banking Declining Rapidly
- 20 June 2011 - Corporate Churn Levels Rise in Asia Banking
- 10 June 2011 - Merchants differentially surcharging
- 3 June 2011 - Growing dominance of the big 4 in the Institutional Debt market
- 30 May 2011 - Business demand on regional banks still high
- 23 May 2011 - Debt appetite returns for Top 500
- 16 May 2011 - FX'ing with home bank becoming a rarity
- 9 May 2011 - SMEs in a banking bind
- 6 May 2011 - Westpac CEO warns of multi-speed economy
- 6 May 2011 - Aggressive strategy equals 22 percent rise in profit
- 5 May 2011 - ANZ posts record first half profit
- 2 May 2011 - Macquarie posts A$956 million full year profit
- 11 April - Customer Advocacy of Business Banks Remains Low
- 21 March 2011 - Transaction shelf life slipping amongst corporates
- 7 March 2011 - Open account trade financing prevalent amongst top 500
- 28 February 2011 - Incidence of surcharging catching amongst non-retail businesses
- 21 February 2011 - Advocacy the way forward?
- 7 February 2011 - Transaction banking costs rising for Corporates
- 31 January 2011 - Surcharging now a dominant trend with merchants
- 13 January 2011 - Availability of credit key churn factor
2010 Media Releases
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- 15 December 2010 - Asia's Top 1,000 businesses staying put
- 8 December 2010 - Credit appetite continues to increase
- 26 November 2010 - Bank contact with SMEs declines
- 10 November 2010 - SMEs still reporting transient relationships
- 8 November 2010 - Credit demand turning for mid corporates
- 2 November 2010 - Businesses' appetite for lending increases
- 15 October 2010 - Knowledgeable trade finance officers is key
- 5 October 2010 - Banks still out of favour with business customers
- 13 September 2010 - Corporates just want to be understood
- 20 August 2010 - Appetite returning for banking products
- 16 August 2010 - Churn intentions on the up
- 2 August 2010 - Credit continues to take a backseat
- 26 July 2010 - Customers stay put despite dissatisfaction
- 8 July 2010 - Lending relationship key for Top 500 enterprises
- 2 July 2010 - Online banking rockets upwards
- 21 June 2010 - Asian businesses down on credit process
- 15 June 2010 - SMEs flock to brokers for equipment financing
- 9 June 2010 - Top 500 companies increasingly look to their RM
- 28 May 2010 - Product appetite returning
- 21 May 2010 - Lending Woes Continue For SMEs
- 23 April 2010 - Size still matters
- 1 April 2010 - Corporates want international capabilities
- 25 March 2010 - Borrowing intentions on the rise
- 12 March 2010 - SMEs continue to vent their dissatisfaction
- 3 March 2010 - Corporates focus on China
- 23 February 2010 - Debit cards now dominate merchant payments
- 17 February 2010 - Top 500 companies looking for change?
- 15 February 2010 - Customers give Relationship Managers the thumbs up
2009 Media Releases
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- 16 December 2009 - Banks keep focus on good service
- 16 December 2009 - Asia's Businesses Stick with their Banks
- 3 December 2009 - Top 500 businesses? appetite for debt falls
- 26 November 2009 - Pricing drops, but only in terms of satisfaction
- 13 November 2009 - East launches 2010 Annual Review
- 11 November 2009 - Big Four winning race for SME deposits
- 15 October 2009 - Business customers stay put
- 1 October 2009 - The rise of Relationship Managers
- 24 September 2009 - International Banks Gaining Traction
- 16 September 2009 - Trade finance made to measure
- 20 August 2009 - Business Banking customers proceed with caution
- 30 July 2009 - Corporate borrowing intentions fall sharply
- 27 July 2009 - SMEs continue to vent their dissatisfaction
- 8 July 2009 - Debit card sales rising rapidly
- 25 June 2009 - Bank Satisfaction on a Downward Spiral
- 4 June 2009 - Debt a tough proposition in Asia
- 28 May 2009 - Big Four banks funding big businesses
- 21 May 2009 - Satisfaction below mid-point for the first time
- 23 April 2009 - SMEs' interest rates on the rise
- 26 March 2009 - Size matters for Satisfaction
- 26 February 2009 - Merchants cheer for debit cards
- 19 February 2009 - Satisfaction with trade loans takes a tumble
- 12 February 2009 - Investors losing faith in advisors
2008 Media Releases
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- 18 December 2008 - Business' Satisfaction with Pricing Falls
- 4 December 2008 - Bank Debt on the Agenda in Asia
- 19 November 2008 - Promoters Rare in Business Banking
- 10 November 2008 - Big businesses less happy with debt offering
- 3 November 2008 - Crunch stifles SME growth aspirations
- 27 October 2008 - Credit before all else in Equipment Finance
- 23 October 2008 - Credit Crunch hits Banking Relationships
- 30 September 2008 - NAB leads the way for big banks
- 25 September 2008 - The state of play in Australia's SME Trade Finance market
- 4 August 2008 - Credit card surcharges increasingly common
- 15 July 2008 - BoQ rates best with businesses
- 24 June 2008 - Business deposits grow but become more slippery for providers
- 17 June 2008 - Online business banking still off the mark
- 3 June 2008 - A recipe for banking big business in Asia
- 28 May 2008 - St George slips, rivals close in
- 21 May 2008 - Australia's big businesses take on more debt
- 1 May 2008 - Rates up, but small businesses still growing
- 29 April 2008 - St George still tops Sentiment...for now
- 18 April 2008 - Business Banking Customers begin to take note
- 20 March 2008 - CBA's determination shows
- 5 March 2008 - Corporates push for quality banking in uncertain times
- 27 February 2008 - Multiple Providers the Norm in Australia's Trade Finance Market
- 18 February 2008 - Middle market businesses still looking to borrow
- 6 February 2008 - HSBC top of mind among Asian corporates
- 31 January 2008 - Business banking still a work in progress
2007 Media Releases
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- 20 December 2007 - SMEs lacking the personal touch from banks
- 21 November 2007 - NAB tops new Business Banking Customer Satisfaction Monitor
- 16 November 2007 - Middle market still the sweet spot for lenders
- 6 November 2007 - Small business wants to get up close and personal with banks
- 12 October 2007 - Banks face small business woes
- 10 October 2007 - Global banks lead Asian banking market
- 4 October 2007 - Australian merchants more empowered than ever
- 28 September 2007 - Business banking sentiment falls to new low
- 11 September 2007 - Banks and business closer at big end of town
- 24 July 2007 - Business customers happier with banks in June
- 31 May 2007 - St George tops business customer sentiment, Index finds
- 17 May 2007 - Big Four feel heat in Trade Finance markets
- 7 May 2007 - Business customers shun bank mergers amid falling sentiment
- 27 March 2007 - Bank proactivity fails to stem falling customer sentiment
2006 Media Releases
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- 23 November 2006 - Business banking customer sentiment drops to a new low in October
- 30 October 2006 - Australian SMEs still underdone in Trade Finance
- 19 October 2006 - Ads reaping mixed results for major banks
- 19 October 2006 - Big Four banks Sentiment Scores drop in September
- 18 October 2006 - I want to use my bank for equipment finance, but...
- 13 October 2006 - Banks losing to brokers in business lending
- 19 September 2006 - Corporate forward borrowing intentions fall to new low
- 14 September 2006 - Business customer sentiment towards banks keeps dropping
- 8 September 2006 - Micro businesses want more attention from their banks, or they go elsewhere
- 29 August 2006 - Australian businesses shrug off RBA rate hikes
- 10 August 2006 - Banks failing their business customers
- 1 August 2006 - Local transaction banks struggle to make inroads in large corporate market
- 15 June 2006 - Banks and specialist providers slugging it out in FX market
- 17 May 2006 - Trade finance to SMEs a work in progress
- 8 May 2006 - Transaction banking not lending is key to customer hearts and minds
- 21 March 2006 - SMEs join the rush to credit card surcharging
- 2 March 2006 - Demand for balance sheet borrowing falling dramatically among Top 500
- 3 February 2006 - Local banks fighting back in market where service is key
- 13 January 2006 - Macquarie top performer in subdued project finance markets
2005 Media Releases
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- 10 November 2005 - Cash flow lending market set to reach A$100 billion
- 23 September 2005 - Business online deposit markets exploding
- 14 September 2005 - Banks not yet focussed on Trade Finance for SMEs
- 9 August 2005 - Business lending via brokers continues to soar
- 1 August 2005 - Almost one half of Australian merchants set to surcharge
- 21 July 2005 - Banks using price to leverage share of corporate market, report finds
- 20 June 2005 - DBS outstrips local rivals in banking to large corporates, report finds
- 26 May 2005 - Big 4 struggle to match investment banks on corporate advisory to Top 500
- 18 May 2005 - Regionals top relationship banking to SMEs, report finds
- 12 April 2005 - Relationship banking to middle markets a work in progress, report finds
- 6 April 2005 - Major banks reduce lending fees for corporates as competition increases
- 29 March 2005 - Opportunity going begging in SME Trade Finance markets, report finds
- 9 March 2005 - Middle markets the sweet spot for business lending, report finds
- 22 February 2005 - NAB still king of the micro business jungle
- 3 February 2005 - Top 500 market offering slim pickings for banks, report finds
2004 Media Releases
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- 13 December 2004 - Competition Flowing from RBA Cards Reform
- 30 November 2004 - Mixed scorecard for Singpore's banks in corporate banking
- 22 November 2004 - Big 4 share of SME market under threat
- 26 October 2004 - ANZ's share of business lending drops in 2004
- 22 September 2004 - SMEs lacking interest in trade finance, report finds
- 31 August 2004 - Price war looming in business banking markets
- 11 August 2004 - CBA customer service program bearing fruit
- 26 July 2004 - Giants awake in Transaction Banking
- 14 July 2004 - Merchant acquiring the new battleground for transaction bankers
- 6 July 2004 - Big three banks dominating Asian corporate banking scene
- 3 June 2004 - Come closer or leave, Top 500 corporates tell their banks
- 26 May 2004 - Banks must overcome cynicism on path to SME riches
- 12 May 2004 - Mixed report card for NAB business lending
- 6 May 2004 - Westpac rebounds in business banking markets
- 31 March 2004 - Banks still struggling on client relationships
- 19 February 2004 - Competition hotting up in Australia's Trade Finance markets
2003 Media Releases
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- 2 December 2003 - Vital period for banks looking to snare new lending business
- 21 November 2003 - Modest growth in Australasia's project finance markets
- 10 November 2003 - Top of town marks Big Four down on relationship banking
- 23 October 2003 - Multinationals in Asia demanding top performance from banks
- 14 October 2003 - Borrowing intentions of Top 500 companies continue to fade
- 20 September 2003 - Commercial Enterprises Hungry for Banks' E-Services
- 28 August 2003 - Australia's banking landscape set for dramatic change in 2004
- 24 August 2003 - Commercial Enterprises Reveal Appetite for Debt
- 17 June 2003 - Transaction banking opens way to primary relationship with corporates
- 16 June 2003 - Corporate Executives in SE Asia are more active in wealth management products...
- 9 June 2003 - Borrowing Intentions more subdued in North Asia than SE Asia...
- 3 June 2003 - Segment Focus in Transaction Banking Surveys...
- 2 June 2003 - Value for Money...Key determinant of customer retention
- 26 May 2003 - Basle II an unknown quantity for Corporates
- 26 May 2003 - Still getting tougher in the Asian Corporate Transaction Banking Market...
- 19 May 2003 - What Asian Corporates want from their Transaction Bankers
- 14 May 2003 - Top Players dominate the Asian Corporate Transaction and e-Banking Markets...
- 7 May 2003 - Some banks shooting goals in corporate land; lots not
- 29 April 2003 - Asia Transaction Banking Service into India
- 7 April 2003 - Banks' e-Commerce Services Failing Business Customers
- 19 March 2003 - New Executive Appointment at East and Partners
- 12 March 2003 - Company CFOs bank differently to their companies
- 4 March 2003 - Asian Corporates Getting Harder on Their Transaction Bankers