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India’s Bank of Baroda to log 1% to 1.2% ROAA over next two years
India’s Bank of Baroda to log 1% to 1.2% ROAA over next two years
Loan portfolio is strong, but its international business could temper its net interest margin.
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HSBC Singapore names two senior appointments for China proposition
Ying Wang and Irene Zeng’s new roles are aimed at helping Chinese businesses in their cross-border needs.
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Malaysian bank lending rises 5% on more business loans
Business loans rose 4% whilst household loans grew 5.6%.
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Public Bank’s Q4 profit up 2% QoQ as NIM begins recovery
Recovery is expected to gain traction in Q1 2026, said UOB Kay Hian.
4 hours ago
CIMB net profit edges up 1.7% to $2.03b in 2025
Profit before tax increased to 2.7%.
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Mastercard names Minsook Cho as Singapore Country Manager
She will oversee business operations and strategic direction in the market.
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Societe Generale name Selina Cheung as head of ECM in APAC
Cheung was previously head of unified global banking APAC at UBS.
5 hours ago
Citi invests in Japan’s Sakana AI
Citi says the investment will help Sakana AI in its international expansion.
3 days ago
MUFG and JICT to jointly promote autonomous driving deployment
The two companies have invested in US-based May Mobility.
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Westpac rolls out Book a Banker tool for home loan appointments
It will be expanded to St.George, BankSA, and Bank of Melbourne in the coming months.
3 days ago
Norinchukin logs $636.78m profit for Apr-Dec 2025
Full-year profit will come lower as Nochu foresees a potential portfolio rebalance.
3 days ago
Bank of Singapore names Eng Chien Chan as market group head for Greater China
His appointment will be effective on 17 March.
3 days ago
Syfe launches JPMAM active ETF portfolio in Singapore
The Equity Alpha portfolio targets an annual alpha of 0.5% to 1% at a fraction of typical annual fees.
4 days ago
Kotak Life and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank ink life insurance partnership
Utkarsh SFBL offers Kotak Life’s insurance products to its 5.14 million customers.
4 days ago
CIMB ties up with Ant Int’l to push digital treasury and liquidity framework
They will use Ant’s blockchain-based treasury management solution.
4 days ago
Citi forms AI Infrastructure Banking team to tap $3t financing opportunity
The team aims to provide debt financing to fund data centres and other infra capacity.
4 days ago
MUFG and Singlife seal $550m insurance financing deal
It ranks amongst Singapore’s largest insurance financings.
4 days ago
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