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Cambodia’s ACLEDA Bank to weather its covenant breaches: S&P
Funding is ‘strong’ thanks to its position as one of the country’s largest banks.
Cambodia’s ACLEDA Bank to weather its covenant breaches: S&P
Funding is ‘strong’ thanks to its position as one of the country’s largest banks.
Regulators' push to curb tech outages may boost bank expenses by 20%
Banks in South and Southeast Asia must enhance tech systems or face firmer penalties.
APAC lenders turn picky amidst trade disputes
China, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea may be most impacted.
Chinese banks dominant whilst Japan, South Korean banks’ assets falter
Australian and Singaporean banks’ assets remained steady, S&P’s study showed.
Malaysian banks’ asset quality strong but profits to stay flat in 2024
A sustained currency depreciation may affect import-reliant sectors, an analyst warned.
Property malaise weighs on China and Korean banks
Most of APAC banks have a stable outlook for 2024, says S&P.
Expect ‘stagnant’ Chinese structure finance market in 2024: S&P
Issuance momentum of dominant segments will reportedly remain slow.
Philippine banks to see higher credit demand but lower earnings in 2024
The bad loan ratio is expected to deteriorate, but it should be manageable.
Consolidation in the cards for Australia’s mutual lenders
Mutuals should scale back branch operations and invest in tech.
Vietnam banks may face challenges in paying back real estate loans: S&P
7% of Vietnam banks’ loan portfolios come from property loans.
Australian banks face elevated risk of credit losses: S&P
Whilst losses are projected to remain low, a sudden price drop in the housing market spell trouble for banks.
How will China’s new rules on asset classification affect banks?
The new measures expand on classifying asset risks of banks.
India’s banks can withstand fallout from US bank failures, Credit Suisse sale
The companies have manageable exposure to these banks.
Singapore bank profits to peak in 2023, but high rates will dampen lending
Margins will peak mid-year, but loan demand is falling.
High interest, lower demand to temper Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s loan growth
BEN saw its loan growth contract 1.1% in H2 2022.
China’s new risk classification to improve banks’ transparency over bad loans: S&P
S&P estimated an NPA ratio of 7.6% as of end-2022 vs reported NPL ratio of 1.71%.
How digital mortgages will overhaul traditional banking models
Traditional banks will have to overhaul their branch-based models to appeal to modern homebuyers.
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