The Asian Banker Journal

The Asian Banker Journal is a specialist publication associated with The Asian Banker, a Singapore-founded information and events business serving the financial-services industry. The journal began in January 1997 as a quarterly, 40-page publication and became the organisation’s original product. Its launch came shortly before the Asian financial crisis, giving the publication an opportunity to report on a rapidly changing banking environment and on the institutional, regulatory and technological issues exposed by the crisis. The journal’s editorial scope includes opinion and analysis, current-events coverage, retail banking, transaction banking, risk management, bank regulation and information technology for financial services. It is particularly associated with interviews and profiles of senior figures in banking, including bank chief executives and financial regulators. Some profiles can extend across several pages when the subject is considered especially influential. During 1997 and 1998, the publication provided on-the-ground coverage of the regional financial crisis. Its founder, Emmanuel Daniel, was recognised with the Citibank Excellence in Journalism Award for the Asian region in February 1999 for work examining the effect of the Internet on banking. The publication schedule later expanded. By 2005, The Asian Banker Journal was being published ten times annually rather than quarterly. Daniel subsequently transferred day-to-day management of the magazine to staff while continuing to write for an associated blog. The journal sits within a broader information ecosystem that includes research, benchmarking and intelligence services, online materials and e-newsletters, conferences, awards and other industry gatherings. A related digital format is The Banking Conversation, a video-interview website featuring conversations generally lasting between 10 and 30 minutes with figures from banking, economics, information technology, investing and academia. The wider organisation also developed a forums division in 2000, culminating in the first Asian Banker Summit in Singapore that year. Later summits and related events were held in cities including Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi, Beijing and Singapore, addressing subjects such as risk management, information technology, transaction banking, payment systems and regulation. The Asian Banker Journal is therefore best understood as a professional financial-services media brand rather than a general-interest consumer magazine. Its positioning combines editorial coverage with sector research, executive interviews, conferences and recognition programmes. Public reference material identifies its origins and editorial activities but does not establish current ownership, legal structure, headquarters beyond its Singapore origins, financial results or present publication status.

The Asian Banker Journal originated in Singapore within The Asian Banker, a financial-services information company founded by Emmanuel Daniel in 1996. The journal was launched in January 1997 as a quarterly publication of approximately 40 pages. Its early years coincided with the Asian financial crisis, and its reporting in 1997 and 1998 focused substantially on the effects of the crisis and the challenges confronting banks and regulators across the region. The publication developed a specialist editorial identity covering banking operations, financial regulation and technology. Its subject areas included retail banking, transaction banking, risk management, payment and financial infrastructure, information technology for financial services, current events and opinion. The journal also became known for interviews with bank chief executives and senior regulators, as well as longer profiles of influential figures in financial services. The journal’s editorial work received external recognition when Emmanuel Daniel won the Citibank Excellence in Journalism Award for the Asian region in February 1999 for work on the impact of the Internet on banking. The award is associated with the publication’s early period and its coverage of the technological changes beginning to reshape banking. In 2000, the wider organisation expanded beyond publishing by creating a forums division. It held the first Asian Banker Summit in Singapore that year, later taking the event to Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi, Beijing and Singapore. These gatherings addressed banking-industry challenges including risk management, information technology, transaction banking, payment systems and regulation. The organisation also established related events, awards and other professional gatherings, extending the journal’s media presence into conferences and industry networking. By 2005, The Asian Banker Journal was published ten times per year, reflecting an increase from its original quarterly schedule. Daniel later handed management of the magazine to staff while continuing to write for a blog. The wider The Asian Banker platform also maintained online materials, e-newsletters, research, benchmarking and intelligence services. Its video-interview website, The Banking Conversation, broadened the organisation’s reach to conversations with figures from banking, economics, information technology, investing and academia. Available reference material documents the journal’s origins, editorial scope and relationship with The Asian Banker, but does not provide reliable information on current ownership, legal incorporation, financial performance, present headquarters beyond its Singapore origins or whether the journal continues to publish in its historical form.

• 2005

  Publication frequency expands

  [1]The Asian Bankeren.wikipedia.org

  The journal was being published ten times annually, up from its original quarterly schedule.

• 2000

  Forums division and Asian Banker Summit begin

  [1]The Asian Bankeren.wikipedia.org

  The wider organisation launched a forums division and held the first Asian Banker Summit in Singapore.

• 1999

  Founder receives regional journalism award

  [1]The Asian Bankeren.wikipedia.org

  Emmanuel Daniel won the Citibank Excellence in Journalism Award for the Asian region for work on the Internet’s impact on banking.

• 1997

  The Asian Banker Journal launches

  [1]The Asian Bankeren.wikipedia.org

  The organisation’s original product began publication in January as a quarterly, approximately 40-page journal.

• 1997

  Coverage of the Asian financial crisis begins

  [1]The Asian Bankeren.wikipedia.org

  The journal provided on-the-ground reporting during the regional financial crisis and continued this coverage into 1998.

• 1996

  The Asian Banker is founded in Singapore

  [1]The Asian Bankeren.wikipedia.org

  Emmanuel Daniel founded The Asian Banker, the broader financial-services information organisation associated with the journal.

A specialist business-media and information brand focused on banking and financial services in Asia, combining journalism with research, executive intelligence, conferences and industry recognition.

• Financial-services publication · 1997

  The Asian Banker Journal

  The organisation’s original publication, launched in January 1997. It covers banking and financial-services developments through analysis, opinion, current-events reporting, executive interviews and profiles. Its subject areas include retail banking, transaction banking, risk management, regulation, payment systems and financial-services technology. It began as a quarterly 40-page journal and was published ten times annually by 2005.

• Video interview platform

  The Banking Conversation

  An associated video-interview website featuring conversations with prominent participants in banking, economics, information technology, investing and academia. Recorded interviews generally run between 10 and 30 minutes and extend the organisation’s editorial and industry-intelligence activity beyond print.

• Financial-services conference · 2000

  The Asian Banker Summit

  A professional forum launched in 2000 to provide discussion and networking around banking challenges. Summits were held in Singapore and subsequently in cities including Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi and Beijing. Typical themes included risk management, information technology, transaction banking, payment systems and regulation.

• Industry awards programme

  The Asian Banker Awards Programme

  An awards activity associated with the wider The Asian Banker organisation. The available reference material identifies the programme but does not provide a complete account of its categories, judging process or current status.

1. 1The Asian Bankeren.wikipedia.org
2. 2The Asian Banker official websitetheasianbanker.com