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China commits to tighten financial regulatory oversight
China commits to tighten financial regulatory oversight
The current fragmented framework makes it more difficult for regulators to monitor banks.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Bank merger boom set to begin; New accounting rules for banks to worsen crises
JPMorgan records most profitable year and Credit Suisse ends cost-cutting era.
Chart of the Week: Hong Kong banks' mortgage lending to slow
Rising interest rates are to blame.
Aussie banks face 100bps increase in Tier-1 capital
The aim is for them to be 'unquestionably strong'.
What could boost growth of the Malaysian Islamic banking sector?
The country has US$150b in Islamic financial assets.
Small Thai banks to outperform big banks as NPLs improve
Loan growth should accelerate in the second half of 2017.
Everything you need to know about Vietnamese banks' improving asset quality
Impaired loans decreased from 12.7% to 8.4% of total loans in 2016.
Three in five banks report trade finance shortage in the global market
The estimated trade finance gap stands at US$1.6t.
How does China's move to curb shadow banking affect banks?
The measures benefit the banks but also bring adjustment risks.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Will banks leave London post-Brexit?; New US rule makes it easier for customers to sue banks
And find out why the new EU banking regulations are a 'headache'.
Chart of the Week: Asia Pacific banks' problem loan ratios stabilising
Asset quality risks are receding in most markets.
Competition amongst smaller Islamic banks set to intensify
That is if the Malaysia Building Society-Asian Finance merger will push through.
Asia Pacific banks' cyclical pressures finally easing
But high private sector debt still a key risk.
Thai banks' earnings expected to fall 3%
Blame it on lower margins and high provisions.
Singapore delays bank capital rules implementation by a year
This follows the postponements by Hong Kong and Australia regulators.
Banking risks in Asia Pacific finally stabilising as operating conditions improve
A total of 77% of bank rating outlooks in APAC are now stable.
Chinese banks' profit to grow 4% to US$98.7b in the first half of 2017
Guess which bank will have the strongest profit growth.
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