Malaysia
The APAC SME Banking Conference rolls out in Malaysia
It will be held on 15th and 16th May 2013.
The APAC SME Banking Conference rolls out in Malaysia
It will be held on 15th and 16th May 2013.
CIMB focuses on equities for growth
This is part of its plan to become a leading pan-Asian investment bank.
CIMB begins investment banking in India
CIMB now in all major APAC markets except Taiwan.
OCBC Al-Amin reaching out through Xpres branches
Islamic Banking is gaining popularity among not only Muslims but non-Muslims as well in Asia. On its part, OCBC Bank sees this as an opportunity to offer an even broader array of competitive and innovative financial products and services to consumers and businesses. And it recently started doing so through the Xpres branches of its Islamic banking subsidiary, marking a milestone in the four-year journey of OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad.
The impact of currency appreciation on trade performance in Asia
For a long period of time, Yuan’s exchange rate has been on the agenda in the large trade deficit regions, such as the U.S.A. and Europe (see Table 1). The U.S.A. has been arguing for long time that China has kept currency valuations at artificially low levels, favoring Chinese manufacturing exports harming this way the manufacturing industry in the U.S.A.
Maybank eyes issuing 150,000 Maybankard Visa Superman Debit card
That is only within two months of its launch.
Hong Leong Bank appoints Galvin Yeo as head of digital banking
Yeo has nearly 20 years of experience.
SWIFT opens new corporate services centre in Malaysia
The centre currently employs around 40 staff.
Malaysian banks 'comfortably meeting' the set minimums for Basel III
The level of countercyclical buffer required will be the next closely watched milestone.
A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F
Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.
Hong Leong Bank's core equity Tier-1 ratio to increase to 9.7% by FY15
Enough to meet any countercyclical buffers imposed by Bank Negara.
RHB Capital's MYR275m revenue synergy target won't happen soon: Nomura
Blame it on unpredictable nature of capital markets.
Check out how Hong Leong Financial Group's business segments fared in 1HFY13
The group's profit before tax reached RM1,446.1m.
CIMB Group's net profit up 7.8% to ~USD1.4b
Check out how CIMB fared YoY.
Hong Leong Bank's net profit up 25% to ~USD317m in 1HFY13
It's 52% of the Street’s full-year estimate.
Malaysia to reform Islamic banking industry
Goal is to double Islamic banking’s market share to 40%.
Maybank ups Q4 profit by 16% on higher loans, fee income
Maybank reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit, bolstered by higher net loans, advances and fee income.
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