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Will bad mortgages put Singaporean banks at risks?
The home supply glut shouldn't be underestimated.
The Asian Banking Finance Retail Banking Forum's Manila leg to take place on March 9
The event will be held at the Makati Shangri-La.
BDO's 19% drop in trading gains offset by 96% rise in FX operations
Treasury was flat but relatively strong against peers.
Metrobank's treasury gains down 43% to PHP1.8b
But it was offset by lower opex and provision for credit losses.
Undesirable lending practices uncovered at some local banks: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Credit underwriting standards need to be improve.
How will Hong Kong's proposed revision of the resolution regime impact bank creditors?
There is a lower likelihood of government support for banks.
CIMB Niaga's business-as-usual net profit down 59% to IDR856b in 2015
It declined 46% in 4Q15 alone.
These charts summarise Singapore banks' worrisome O&G exposures
The banks will likely suffer from deteriorating asset quality.
Indonesia's reserve requirement cut from 7.5% to 6.5%
It will free up $2.5 billion of banks' mandatory deposit reserves.
Bank Mandiri needs higher NPL buffer, warns analysts
NPLs rose despite strong 12% growth.
New RMB loans hit a record RMB2.51 trillion in January 2016
The pace of credit growth exceeds economic growth, analysts warn.
Maybank Indonesia's net profit surged 61% in 2015
Net profit after tax and minority interest reached Rp1.14 trillion.
Bank of the Philippine Islands' earnings down 16% to USD92m in 4Q15
Blame it on the trading income drop.
This is a make-or-break year for OCBC’s management: analysts
It’s poised to see more asset quality deterioration.
DBS’ net profit jumps by 20% to $1b in 2015
On back of higher non-interest income.
Thai banks' gross NPL down 6.2% to THB335b at the end of 4Q15
NPL ratio of every bank fell from 3Q15, except for KBANK and TMB.
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