News
Why Standard Chartered is unhurt by increased competition
Thanks to "diversified exposure".
Why HSBC's structural increase in competition is awkwardly timed
Is fresh catalyst lacking?
DBS Bank crowned most valuable Singapore, ASEAN bank
Brand value jumped to $4b.
More Chinese developers to go crazy over bank stake acquisitions
It's a win-win game.
DBS China FTZ sub-branch completes its first trade financing deal
Its FTZ operations started 7 January.
Thai banks' 4Q13 earnings down 7% to THB47b
See which banks are the sore losers.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia's profits up 14% to IDR21.4t in 2013
Thanks to these 3 growth drivers.
Thai turmoil to weigh on bank resilience: Fitch
Credit pressure feared to rise.
Krung Thai Bank targets 5-7% loan growth in 2014
It's also eyeing 15% fee income growth.
Find out what has spurred Chinese banks to extend quasi-loans
It's all about near-term profitability.
Citi unveils automated RMB cross-border pooling in Shanghai FTZ
The first of its kind in FTZ.
Kasikornbank's 4Q13 net interest margin jumps to 3.6%
But net fee income was flat.
Siam Commercial Bank loans up 3.3% in 4Q13
Thanks to strong growth in these areas.
RHB Bank to boost Singapore arm by three-fold
This is within the next 2 years.
Vietnam relaxes bank foreign ownership rules
Good news for domestic lenders.
China tightens control of shadow banking
Tagged as 'credit positive' by Moody's.
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