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Australia's big banks defy mortgage hike trend
Australia's big banks defy mortgage hike trend
ANZ and CBA have lowered their mortgage rates to boost lending.
Malaysian banks loan growth remains dismal at 5% in June
Working capital loans failed to recover fast enough.
New AM rules to halt rapid slowdown in Chinese bank credit
Authorities are softening the impact of deleveraging through looser guidelines.
Bloated corporate loan books drag down Philippine banks
The retail loan segment offers a way to diversify their lending.
Thailand's Big 4 onboard SWIFT gpi for faster cross-border payments
They join around 10,000 other banks on the platform.
South Korea to allow payment via QR code by 2019
The central bank is aiming to create a local version of Alipay or WeChat Pay.
Myanmar to allow 13 foreign banks to offer import financing services
Only trade financing was previously allowed for foreign lenders.
Hong Kong trails behind Singapore in ease of bank account opening for non-locals
Startups, SMEs, and foreign nationals lament the inefficiency.
Philippine banking assets up 12.2% to $292.95b in May
A surge in deposits drove banking gains.
Hong Kong bank loans up 0.9% in June
IPO loans worth $1.95b drove lending gains.
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Lenders with attractive interest rates stand the best chance.
Hong Kong's asset and wealth management business hit $24.27t in 2017
The private banking unit and fund advisory business performed strongly.
Singapore bank lending up 5.9% to $673b in June
Corporate lending drove the monthly loan growth.
Will mortgage rate hikes boost Australian banks' bad loans?
Small banks have been lifting out-of-cycle mortgage rates in recent months.
Chinese banking assets up 7.1% to $37t in June
The country is home to the world’s largest banks.
Is branch banking still relevant as Singapore lenders migrate their services online?
The branch-lite push could result in lower office space demand.
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