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Divergent monetary policies put ASEAN banks under threat

Divergent monetary policies put ASEAN banks under threat

Capital outflows, deteriorating loans are key risks.

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Malaysian banks grapple with shrinking deposits, mounting bad loans

Absolute gross impaired loans jumped 15% in Q1.

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China's debt-to-equity swaps might have disastrous consequences, experts warn

Retail investors are at the losing end.

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Bullish investors pour $150m into Southeast Asian fintech startups

Guess who clinched the largest funding round.

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Malicious insiders plotting coordinated cyber attacks against banks, says SWIFT

A Vietnamese bank was the second victim.

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Malaysian Islamic banks outperform Indonesian counterparts

Malaysian Islamic banks have more established franchises and deeper market penetration.

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Malaysian banks' loan-to-deposit ratio shows signs of an 'anomaly'

The ratio dipped to 87.7% despite contraction in deposits.

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Don't be fooled by Chinese banks' improving NPLs

Asset quality is likely to deteriorate again as monetary policy normalises.

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Learn about ASEAN banks' digital journey and more at the ABF Retail Banking Forum's Jakarta leg on April 27

It will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Jakarta Mega Kuningan.

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Singapore banks are safe from systemic risks for now: analysts

Will the rebound in oil prices hold?

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What risks do Indonesian banks' rapid pace of loan restructuring pose?

They allow the banks to defer the recognition of NPLs.

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Why are Singapore banks scrambling to grow their wealth management units?

Their assets under management grew at 12-19% CAGRs in the past five years.

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Proposed debt-equity swap could spell crisis for Chinese banks

It shifts a significant portion of the risks to the banks.

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Where could the vulnerabilities have come from in the $81m Bangladesh Bank cyber heist?

Relying on poor spelling should not be a security policy.

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How risky is the rapid growth in wealth management products for Chinese banks?

The outstanding balance of WMPs rose to USD3.6trn at end-2015.

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Malaysian banks' internal capital generation under pressure from weak margins

Good thing the banks' capitalization is expected to remain robust.

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Bank loyalty programmes pile on pleasure and personalisation

Banks must develop programmes with full-on pampering.

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