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Malaysian banks' foreign currency deposits contract 4.5% for the first time in September
Malaysian banks' foreign currency deposits contract 4.5% for the first time in September
Say goodbye to rapid double-digit increases seen since March 2014.
Singapore bank loans dip 0.8% to S$603.4b in September
Lending fell for the 12th consecutive month.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: New Wells Fargo CEO apologises to employees; US banks urged to include cyber attacks in mandatory reports to government
And tough earnings season looms for Aussie banks.
Chart of the Week: Check out which countries are suffering from the highest NPL ratios
Distressed eurozone countries are the worst hit.
Philippine Central Bank could cut reserve requirement in 1Q17
A 1-ppt reduction could increase banks' earnings by ~1.5%.
India's bank resolution plans fraught with political obstacles: Fitch
It may be difficult to generate political support for the potential overhaul.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: New York banks urged to do online lending; Credit Suisse to pay $110m to settle tax case
And Massachusetts bars Wells Fargo as underwriter.
How will India's draft bill on resolution affect banks?
Moody's says it will enhance systemic stability.
Thai banks' earnings to rebound to 15% in 2017: Credit Suisse
But loan demand is unlikely to accelerate.
Chart of the Week: Chinese banks' real estate loan exposure rose to 27.7% in 2015
Residential mortgages accounted for 21.6% of total loans.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: How Falcon managers snubbed employees' 1MDB red flags; Deutsche Bank suffers from high borrowing costs
And banks may leave London for other European countries post-Brexit.
Australia's four major banks face rising risks in commercial real estate
Blame it on higher office vacancy rates and settlement risks.
What could leave Korean banks unprepared for IFRS 9 by 2018?
It's less conservative loan loss provisioning.
Chart of the Week: What's dragging Malaysian banks' loan growth?
Non-household loan growth slowed to 2.2%.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' system deposits still contracting 1.4%
There are no signs of deposits picking up.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Aussie banks' lender returns on a downtrend; Regulator puts heat on Morgan Stanley for unethical sales practice
And the Deutsche Bank rout could already be affecting other European banks.
AsiaPac banks to bear the brunt of IFRS 9 implementation pressures
It could raise earnings volatility.
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