News
Chart of the Week: Find out how big Thai banks' bancassurance partnerships boost fee income
Chart of the Week: Find out how big Thai banks' bancassurance partnerships boost fee income
It's a win for overall profitability that has been under high credit costs.
Indonesian banks have no more room for rate cuts in 2018
Cutting their reference rate twice in June and September 2017 is enough.
Big thai banks to suffer weak FY17F results
No thanks to higher provision expenses and lower non-interest income.
India's rising government bond yields to slam public sector banks
The banks are exposed to losses from the bonds' reduced investment value.
Philippines' new leverage framework to boost banks' resilience
Banks will be required to hold more capital and curb excessive credit growth.
Hong Kong banks to benefit from HKMA's proposed loss-absorbing capacity rules
These will facilitate loss absorption and recapitalization in case of bank failure.
South Korea unveils task force to monitor and study cryptocurrencies
This will help banks in risk management, digital currency, and blockchain.
APAC financial services employment in 2017 increased 12% YoY
It provides an ideal springboard for more growth in 2018.
China banks' regulator probes shadow banking woe
Outstanding assets of shadow banking in China reached $4.3t in December.
Australian banks' profit growth to slow in 2018
No thanks to mounting pressure on business volumes and compliance cost.
Chinese banks' profit growth to hit double digits in 2018
It’s back to black after four years of stagnant earnings.
Digitalisation in Malaysian banks creates 4,500 new jobs
New opportunities are focused on automation and IT.
IFRS 9 has ‘volatile' impact on Singapore banks' earnings
This is due to the change in calculating expected credit loss (ECL).
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Citigroup to raise women's pay; JPMorgan, Wells Fargo commends tax law
And Turkey’s banks have reached their growth limit.
Chart of the Week: Here's how Chinese banks respond to fintech
They are developing new services and strengthening existing ones.
Why are Thai banks pushing for bond issuance in early 2018?
Bonds can help them even if these are only 5% of banks’ total liability.
China to step up oversight on banks against financial risk
Long-term efforts are needed to bring the banking sector under control.
Thought Leadership Centre
Most Read
1. Asia’s banking elite celebrated at Asian Banking & Finance Awards 2026 2. AI governance failures threaten banks’ returns 3. Trust Bank taps ecosystem to fuel digital banking growth 4. AI oversight gains urgency as deepfake scams surge 2,000% 5. Insurers chase AI gains as workers fear job lossesResource Center
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Event News
Prudentials Mohit Tandon said usage is now the million-dollar question.
Commentary
Asia is leading payments modernisation and banks can't afford to fall behind
Investing in an inefficient market
Platinum cards, paper-thin compliance?
Energy price volatility highlights structural gaps for managing FX risk in APAC
Asia’s electronic markets reach an inflection point of transformation
Tokenisation in the Philippines: The consumer is ready, but is the infrastructure?