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Are fears of Islamic banking being over regulated overdone?

It is better to have a slower growth rate due to relatively restrictive regulations than to suffer a ‘subprime’ crisis.

Are fears of Islamic banking being over regulated overdone?

It is better to have a slower growth rate due to relatively restrictive regulations than to suffer a ‘subprime’ crisis.

China banks' September new RMB loans disappoint at RMB 623b

New corporate loans slumped from RMB 421 billion in August to RMB 293 billion.

Here are competitive financing schemes available to SMEs in Asia

Find out what CIMB and OCBC have in store for growing SMEs in the region.

Singapore banks' mortgage loan growth to slow in 2012

You can blame the meager 10% growth expectation on the new property cooling measures.

Why are Malaysian banks aggressively expanding into China?

An analyst points out 4 reasons behind the expansion despite China's currently troubled banking sector.

Company bankruptcy petitions in Singapore back at GFC levels

Provisioning levels should rise to more normal levels in the coming quarters, says CIMB.

This is how Asian banks can control the risk of higher NPLs

It's all about risk management and financial intelligence, says RCBC, OCBC, and CIMB.

Can Standard Chartered really 'chip away' at DBS' advantage?

Only time will tell if Standard Chartered manages to poach its rivals’ customers, says an analyst.

OCBC beats DBS, UOB with 44% of its NPLs not overdue

OCBC has the lowest NPL ratio at 0.9% compared with 1.3% for DBS and 1.4% for UOB.

Here's how Basel III can make or break Asian banks' stability

Check out this new take on the implications and impacts of Basel III on Asian banks considering that Asia was largely unscathed by the 2007/08 financial crisis.

Will Islamic banking flourish in China?

It seems so as Fitch says it may help attract capital inflows from the Middle East. 

Chinese banks to reach CNY8.5 trillion new loans target for FY12

But they have to lend out around CNY380-500b of new loans in each of the remaining 4 months.

Is forced bank restructuring the solution to Vietnam's worsening NPL ratio?

Reports say Vietnamese banks' NPL ratio reached 60% - how can banks overcome this?

3 things Lim Kiat Seng will prioritize in his new role at JP Morgan

As the new head of financial institutions - sales, treasury services, Lim is planning for a back-to-basics approach.

Will Thai banks continue to expand lending in the near term?

Check out how this will affect the competition for deposits.

Here's why DBS is more profitable than Barclays

Find out how emerging Asia-centric DBS beats developed market-centric Barclays despite having only half of its equity leverage.

More Asian banks to do business in Australia as foreign banks exit

But are Australian businesses open to engaging with banks such as CIMB, ICBC, and CCB in the domestic market?