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India's ICICI Bank flexing more granular balance sheet
India's ICICI Bank flexing more granular balance sheet
ROEs are also inching towards optimum levels.
Deutsche Bank wraps up first series of RMB option trades for Chinese corporates
In line with the new SAFE regulation.
Bank of East Asia 1H14 net profit up 6% y/y at HK$3.58b
Reflecting non-interest income that exceeded expectations.
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Reforms in China banks poised to be next catalysts
Reform plans could improve NPL visibility.
BOCOM announces deepened mixed-ownership, corporate governance reform plans
Shareholding incentive could be one reform area.
ICBC board gives green light on issuance of domestic, offshore preference shares
Each share has a value of CNY100.
ICBC mulls on issuing preference shares
Dividends of these shares are non-cumulative.
China banks are starting to show signs of liquidity relaxation
June M2 growth went beyond consensus forecast.
RMB loan growth in China banks surges to CNY1.1t MoM in June
Thanks to firm RMB deposit growth.
China banks' new loans in June jumped to RMB1.08t
Due to appetite for lending to SMEs.
Consensus earnings forecasts for China banks possibly understated
Major discrepancy could come from asset quality.
China banks register sharp slowdown in internet money market funds
Apparently caused by abundant interbank liquidity.
New Chinese LDR rules could potentially boost bank asset quality risk
Bank credit profiles could be hurt.
BEA China NIM dips in 1H14
Increasing competition for deposits partly to blame.
LDR loosening to benefit China's smaller banks
Meanwhile, two major adjustments are entailed.
China Construction Bank taps network solutions firm for data center security
In line with protecting upcoming developments.
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