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3 in 4 Filipinos do not visit bank branches anymore

3 in 4 Filipinos do not visit bank branches anymore

They prefer to do banking online.

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China reorganizes Monetary Policy Committee

Cause is the retirement and reshuffling of committee members.

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How can China banks keep profitability in check despite weak earnings forecasts?

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China gets tougher on sales of WMPs

Orders checks on underlying assets of volatile WMPs.

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Credit card fraud tops Shanghai’s financial crimes list

Accounted for 88% of financial crime cases in court in 2012.

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HSBC says new Indian banking regulation not “sensible”

Indian and foreign-owned banks won’t be able to meet the new norms.

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Why BOC is top pick among Hong Kong banks

Has strongest capital adequacy ratio (12.3% Tier 1) vs peers, an attractive 5.2% dividend yield and CNH asset deployment growth potential.

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How will CBRC's new guideline on LGFV loans change the banking landscape in China?

Find out why BBVA says the impact may not be as large.

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Vietnam to force weak banks into bankruptcy

Announcement sends shock waves through banking sector counting on government protection.

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Bank Mandiri sees 50% increase in Islamic banking profits

The opening of more branches throughout Indonesia will help attain this goal.

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India launches bid to build global-sized banks

Is pushing consolidation of public sector banks to create two megabanks.

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South Korean banks hit by destructive cyber attack

China identified as most likely source of massive cyber assault.

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What headwinds should Singapore banks watch out for in 2013?

The banks' credit profiles could be threatened.

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Domestic banks to provide almost 100% of Philippine government borrowings

Government plans to borrow US$3.7 billion from the local debt market in Q2.

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Chinese non-bank entities to offer custody services

New rule affecting Chinese non-bank financial intermediaries takes effect June 1.

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Vietnam to restructure banking sector by 2015

Will do this to boost a slowing economy that grew at its slowest in 13 years.

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Find out what supports Japanese mega banks' overseas operations

Foreign-currency liquidity and certificates of deposit are on the list.

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