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Thailand braces for fresh wave of bad loans as property market cools
Retail mortgage NPLs account for 16.6% of systemic bad loans and 25.9% of total loans.

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China's shadow banking sector to shrink to half of GDP in 2019
Lending & Credit
2 days ago
Lenders have been shifting to on-balance sheet activities.
India slaps 4 public sector lenders with $705,000 fine
Retail Banking
2 days ago
Corporation Bank’s penalty hit $282,000.
Bad loans threaten Philippine banks amidst steep interest rates
Lending & Credit
3 days ago
Soured assets held by Philippine banks hit $430m in November 2018.
Indian banks make headway in denting bad debt in Q3
Lending & Credit
3 days ago
The growth of gross NPAs fell to 8.4% from 30.4% the previous year.
Struggling Chinese firms to lift Hong Kong banks' classified loan ratio to 0.75% by 2019
Lending & Credit
3 days ago
The number of defaults quadrupled to hit a record $17.68b in 2018.
Online banking scams in Hong Kong rose threefold in 2018
Banking Technology
4 days ago
There were 62 cases of phishing last year.
South Korea braces for third internet-only bank
Banking Technology
4 days ago
Shinhan Financial Group and mobile app maker Viva Republica are forming a consortium.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: European banks struggle to lure talent against high-paying US players; EU banks face tougher hurdles in Saudi
Retail Banking
4 days ago
And a Greek bank is gearing for $4b in bad loan sales.
Chart of the Week: Vietnamese banks are downplaying their problem loans
Lending & Credit
4 days ago
Vietinbank, for instance, reports an NPL ratio of 1.4% but the true figure is at least 3%.
China's crowded investment banking scene squeezes fees to five-year low
Investment Banking
4 days ago
Average fees for equity deals fell to 3.9%.

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Bank of Singapore and Edelweiss Group tie up to capture the Indian wealth opportunity
2 days ago
The partnership would provide clients of both entities to access to their respective product platforms.
UOB launches its first digital bank in Thailand
3 days ago
‘TMRW’ does not have a traditional app menu as it claims to learn a user’s preference over time.
Thailand's GSB expands deposit network
5 days ago
GSB aims to have a total of 226,000 top-up points.
UBS slashes bonus pool for Asian investment bankers by 8%
5 days ago
The ongoing equities rout and stiffer competition for deals hit compensation packages.
DBS wealth management fees to shrink 1.3% in Q4
5 days ago
The bank's high-net worth clients are turning cautious amidst the market rout.
UOB launches high street Wealth Banking branch
6 days ago
It aims to cater to the 476,000 emerging affluent customers in Singapore.
Krung Thai Bank's bad loan ratio could fall to 4% in 2019
6 days ago
The bank is in the process of resolving one big corporate NPL.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia profit up $2.32b in 2018
1 week ago
Non-interest income surged 25%.
Bank of Taiwan unveils representative office in Manila
1 week ago
Its next target for expansion include Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Citi targets 25% revenue growth from Asian trade corridors in 2019
2 weeks ago
The bank has over 20 desks in the region.

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