News
Bank loan applications in Malaysia drop for the seventh consecutive month
Bank loan applications in Malaysia drop for the seventh consecutive month
Loan approvals also contracted 5.1% in January 2017.
Japanese banks to use blockchain for domestic and international payments
This is after a successful pilot programme for a cloud-based payments platform.
Singapore banks' credit costs won't decline anytime soon: analyst
What will keep costs elevated?
How will the Indian central bank deal with banks' stressed assets worth $133b?
RBI's deputy governor has his eyes on banks' bad debts.
Malaysian banks' total deposits up 3.1% in January
CASA expanded at a faster rate of 5.8%.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' non-interest income formed up to 43% of total income
DBS outperformed OCBC and UOB.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: US banks report record 2016 profits; Bankers told to set up full-scale operations in Frankfurt post-Brexit
Barclays cuts bonuses and Wells Fargo launches robo advisor.
3 in 5 Chinese bankers expect NPLs to peak in a year or two
They still believe that NPLs have not been fully exposed.
Here's a rundown of Singapore banks' O&G exposures in 4Q16
UOB has the lowest O&G exposure.
How will the creation of a 'bad bank' affect India's banking sector?
The bad bank's form would be that of a centralised asset-restructuring company.
Don't be fooled by Chinese banks' reported improvement in asset quality
Profitability has been further reduced, as well as solvency ratios to a lesser extent.
Singapore banks' loan growth to hit up to 4% in FY17
But foreign banks in Singapore are cutting their loan sizes.
Aussie banks to be hit hard by unpredictable Fed rate hikes
Banks may have to pass higher funding costs to its mortgage holders.
Which Chinese banks are most vulnerable to WMP shocks?
They account for 41.4% of the total market share of WMPs.
Indian banks' deposit base to increase 1-2%: Moody's
It's driven by the demonetization inflows.
Singapore banks' profitability to weaken slightly in 2017: Fitch
Average ROE fell to 10.4% in 2016, from 11.7% for 2015.
Chinese banks' undocumented wealth products surge 30% to $3.8t in 2016
It outpaced the 10% growth for normal lending.
Thought Leadership Centre
In Association with
Most Read
1. SMBC names DBS MD as head of corporate banking for APAC 2. Singapore in talks with banks to enhance financing schemes for businesses 3. Citi Services launches PayTo initiator for institutional clients 4. Arta Finance partners with IAFA to give investors exclusive investment 5. Citi launches AI tools for Hong Kong employeesResource Center
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Awards
Jul
03
Jul
03
Jul
08
Event News
The trial, which will take effect on 1 July, is a step in the right direction.
Commentary
Young Malaysians, big money mistakes: What’s going wrong with Islamic financial behaviour?
The Asian connection: China's path to sustainable growth