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Tighter regulatory scrutiny drags down Chinese banks' profitability
Tighter regulatory scrutiny drags down Chinese banks' profitability
Chinese banks must brace for net interest margin pressures and declining profitability in 2018.
Malaysian banks' bond issuances up 26% to US$4.3b in September
Issuances for the first nine months of 2017 hit US$20.3b.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Why easing the US banking rules could be dangerous; Brexit-hit banks to relocate their staff by 2018
And find out why consumers want tech firms to take on banks.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks have thin buffers of loss absorbing abilities
There is not much to bail in at this stage.
Why the slowdown in China's shadow banking is not as good as it seems
The borrowing is just moving around.
Australian banks vulnerable to 'second order effects' from the housing market
Mortgages already account for 63% of banks' loan books.
Which Singapore bank showed the most improvement in its capital ratio?
UOB beat its peers in terms of capitalisation.
Here's why Philippine banks' NPLs are unlikely to rise
NPL levels have already started to decline in 1H17.
Malaysian banks' business deposits hit double-digit growth for the first time in 5 years
It grew 11.3% in September.
Here's why the new rules on foreign majority ownership in the financial sector is a boon for China banks
Its effect will be more pronounced amongst smaller financial institutions.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Is it time to end the separation between banks and commerce?; Regulator warns against regulatory rollback
And Wall Street bankers' bonuses could increase 10% this year.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' NIMs improve modestly
Thanks to rising interest rates in Singapore and the US.
Philippine banks to rely less on trading gains in 2018
Trading and forex income could decline by 6%.
China's big four banks hit double-digit net interest income growth
BOC registered the biggest growth at 16.1% in Q3.
Malaysian banks' total loans post weaker growth of 5.2% in September
Blame it on sluggish business loans growth.
Japanese banks could maintain CET1 ratios of around 10%: Moody's
Capital accumulation could support credit profiles amidst weak profitability.
Chinese banks' profitability expected to improve over the coming quarters
Thanks to expanding NIMs and slowing NPLs.
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