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Chart of the Week: APAC banks not reliant on market-sensitive income
Further drops in prices of financial assets are likely if the COVID-19 outbreak persists.
Chart of the Week: APAC banks not reliant on market-sensitive income
Further drops in prices of financial assets are likely if the COVID-19 outbreak persists.
COVID-19 pushes Thai asset manager to the top
Bangkok Commercial Asset Management’s shares ballooned by 74% this year.
Indonesia's central bank adopts Refinitiv Auctions for domestic NDFs
Refinitiv Auctions facilitated over $1.23t in 2019.
Asian bankers ready for nCov deal droughts
Several auctions and potential Chinese IPOs are being delayed or re-assessed.
Chinese financial firms face heightened risk from coronavirus outbreak
A significant loosening in the monetary policy will exert additional pressure on bank capital.
Malaysian banks boast ample capital despite higher buffer requirement
The central bank has currently set the countercyclical buffer at 0%.
Singapore's central bank urges boosting of finance measures vs nCov
Internal controls and demands for financial services should be managed.
Coronavirus will have little impact on Malaysian banks: analyst
Overnight policy rate cut and the 2019 nCov dented the sector.
China banks' NPL ratio could rise up above 6% if nCov outbreak persists
This could lead to shaving off 378 basis points from the sector’s capital adequacy ratio.
Singapore's central bank implements Payment Services Act
Acts on money changing and payment systems have been repealed.
Singapore and Brunei central banks expand areas of cooperation
New areas for collaboration include currency interchangeability and financial sector development.
Malaysian banks' net profit to grow 4.8% in 2020: report
But NIMs are expected to taper off a further 3bps over the period.
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South Korea NPL ratios still strong despite multi-year lows
Asset quality remains stable.
China's shadow banking assets shrinks to $8.42t in Q3
These assets now only account for 62% of the nominal GDP from 68% in 2018.
India may slash benchmark rates by 25bps in February
High unemployment and a subued manufacturing sector will drive rate cuts.
Malaysia's loan growth slows to 3.2% in October
Loan applications slimmed by 1.1% in the same month.
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