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Will bad mortgages put Singaporean banks at risks?
Will bad mortgages put Singaporean banks at risks?
The home supply glut shouldn't be underestimated.
The Asian Banking Finance Retail Banking Forum's Manila leg to take place on March 9
The event will be held at the Makati Shangri-La.
BDO's 19% drop in trading gains offset by 96% rise in FX operations
Treasury was flat but relatively strong against peers.
Metrobank's treasury gains down 43% to PHP1.8b
But it was offset by lower opex and provision for credit losses.
Undesirable lending practices uncovered at some local banks: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Credit underwriting standards need to be improve.
How will Hong Kong's proposed revision of the resolution regime impact bank creditors?
There is a lower likelihood of government support for banks.
CIMB Niaga's business-as-usual net profit down 59% to IDR856b in 2015
It declined 46% in 4Q15 alone.
These charts summarise Singapore banks' worrisome O&G exposures
The banks will likely suffer from deteriorating asset quality.
Indonesia's reserve requirement cut from 7.5% to 6.5%
It will free up $2.5 billion of banks' mandatory deposit reserves.
Bank Mandiri needs higher NPL buffer, warns analysts
NPLs rose despite strong 12% growth.
New RMB loans hit a record RMB2.51 trillion in January 2016
The pace of credit growth exceeds economic growth, analysts warn.
Maybank Indonesia's net profit surged 61% in 2015
Net profit after tax and minority interest reached Rp1.14 trillion.
Bank of the Philippine Islands' earnings down 16% to USD92m in 4Q15
Blame it on the trading income drop.
This is a make-or-break year for OCBC’s management: analysts
It’s poised to see more asset quality deterioration.
DBS’ net profit jumps by 20% to $1b in 2015
On back of higher non-interest income.
Thai banks' gross NPL down 6.2% to THB335b at the end of 4Q15
NPL ratio of every bank fell from 3Q15, except for KBANK and TMB.
OCBC’s net profit inches up 2% to $3.91b in FY15
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