Across
- 4. When getting too involved with your top clients' business became hazardous
- 7. This market in Asia seems to finally take off again after decades of muted growth
- 9. Singaporean HK CEO who stepped down 3Q this year at BoS
- 10. The long-awaited Hong Kong-China investment channel that finally launched this year
- 11. The Greek alphabet we all learnt (and often mispelt) thanks to the lingering pandemic
- 14. Banks are mulling on this business strategy as travel restrictions become new-normal
- 15. We probably meet here more often than anywhere else in 2021
- 16. Something both HK and SG wanted but never had
- 17. This CEO moved from J. Safra to Standard Chartered this year
- 19. This is changing from a good-to-have into something essential for private banking business
Down
- 1. This property giant's default is as huge as it title describes
- 2. A topic that must have popped up in every Hong Kong family's dinner table in 2021
- 3. Chinese government's goal behind all regulatory clampdowns
- 5. When collaboration across segments is key
- 6. One of APB's favourite CEOs who is set to retire end of this year
- 8. This alts firm is bringing the New York sunshine here in Asia
- 10. We get so used to this that we probably can never go back
- 12. The decision to shift away from WMPs is another right decision after building an ark before the Genesis flood
- 13. When parallel reality becomes the hottest investment idea
- 18. This bank exited multiple retail markets in Asia this year