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Foreign banks' China exposure to rebound from 2015 trough
Foreign banks' China exposure to rebound from 2015 trough
Mainland China exposure of foreign banks rose 3.7% to USD1,642b in 2016.
Why Chinese banks resorted to using substandard collateral
Lack of regulatory enforcement is one reason.
Indian banks' weak capitalisation levels remain a key concern
Some public banks will require external equity capital of up to $14.6b.
3 reasons why Thai banks' NPL problems are not as bad as feared
The deterioration was not broad-based.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Here's why more people hate their banks; Morgan Stanley shuffles wealth unit
And HSBC partners with AI startup.
Chart of the Week: Check out Malaysian banks' total deposits vs CASA growth
System deposits are on a gradual uptrend.
Larger South Korean banks to face Basel capital floor issues
But impact from IFRS 9 will be limited.
Why smaller Chinese banks are more vulnerable to wholesale funding withdrawal
Interbank transactions as a share of total funding increased to 12%.
Singapore banks' profits to increase moderately over the next 12-18 months
Four factors will contribute to the modest growth.
Malaysian banks' loan growth hits 6.1% in April
Business loans grew 7.5%.
Here's why South Korean banks' profiles are improving
The operating environment has become less challenging.
Singapore banks' problem loan ratios to inch up to 1.8% by end-2018
Domestic problem loans will come from the corporate sector.
Hong Kong banks' capital to be hit by tighter property regulations
But impact is expected to be manageable.
What you need to know about 'ghost collaterals' haunting Chinese banks
These fraudulent collaterals endanger the health of China's financial system.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Bank customers reject robo-advisors; British town starts its own lender
Deutsche Bank is fined $41m and Wells Fargo makes personnel changes.
Chart of the Day: Singapore banks' loan growth is recovering
Loan growth is expected to hit 6-7% for 2017-2018.
Australia delays first payment of $4.6b bank levy by three months
It will now be due in March.
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