Lending & Credit
Escalating oil & gas default risks won’t sink Singapore’s largest banks: Fitch
Escalating oil & gas default risks won’t sink Singapore’s largest banks: Fitch
They have a combined exposure of around $49 billion.
Korean regulators unveil $10b fund to support distressed shipping loans
State banks will be recapitalised.
Japanese banks' margins hit record low as negative rates, steep forex costs bite
Profits are under threat on several fronts.
Risks rise for Australian banks as house prices tick up
Will housing portfolios deteriorate?
Malaysia is stuck with its longest slide in loan approval rates since 2009
Loan approval dropped 17% in April.
Hong Kong banks' mainland loan exposure drops for the first time in a decade
But bad loans remain a key risk.
Malaysian banks grapple with shrinking deposits, mounting bad loans
Absolute gross impaired loans jumped 15% in Q1.
China's debt-to-equity swaps might have disastrous consequences, experts warn
Retail investors are at the losing end.
Philippine banks revel in breakneck consumer credit growth
But credit costs will rise as a result.
China issues RMB3 billion bond in London
This is its first-ever international RMB bond issued outside China.
Asian banks brace for more bad loans as commodity pressures mount
Singaporean and South Korean lenders are among the most exposed.
Vietnamese banks under threat from $1.25b debt restructuring plan
Loss-absorption buffers will take a hit.
Chinese lenders roll out first bad loan securitization since 2008
China Merchants and Bank of China are first in line.
ASEAN banks' asset quality to suffer as regional slowdown bites
Will there be a sharp spike in delinquencies?
Malaysia's industry loan growth disappoints as household loans slip to just 7%
A mere 6.5% loan growth is forecast for 2016. According to Maybank Kim Eng, industry loan growth continues to slow, with the moderation in HH loan...
Undesirable lending practices uncovered at some local banks: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Credit underwriting standards need to be improve.
These charts summarise Singapore banks' worrisome O&G exposures
The banks will likely suffer from deteriorating asset quality.
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