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Australian banks' net interest income growth suffering from a weak housing market
Australian banks' net interest income growth suffering from a weak housing market
Westpac has alreadly limited loans from 95% to 80% of the home value.
Pressures on India's public banks to remain despite the USD3.4bn capital injection
Indian banks will need USD90bn in total additional capital to meet Basel III requirements.
Singapore banks' problem loans ratio to increase to 1.8% by end-2017
Expect weaker quality loans in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and China.
Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2016 honours more than 80 winning companies
It was the biggest ABF Awards in history, with over 230 attendees.
Indian banks plagued with significant amounts of NPLs
Gross NPL ratio increased sharply to 7.6% in March.
Australian banks' NIMs to be hit by prolonged period of low interest rates
Multiple headwinds put pressure on the banks' credit profiles.
Chinese banks warned of heightened risks as shadow banking sector grows
Find out which types of banks are most vulnerable.
Will Malaysian banks' loan growth dramatically increase after the 25bps overnight policy rate cut?
It is unlikely to pick up this time, says an analyst.
Here's why analysts are concerned at Singapore banks' rapid expansion into China
The banks’ exposure to the country has risen to 22.5%.
Bank Central Asia’s net profit jumps by 11.4% to IDR7.6t in May
On back of its roaring loan growth.
BDO Unibank poised for a capital-raising spree as loan growth flourishes
The government’s target of infrastructure spending is also up.
Siam Commercial Bank could reduce credit costs in 2H16 on back of improving NPLs
The bank's NPLs fell by 22bps in 1Q16.
OCBC’s NPL to crumble further in H2 on back of O&G exposure
Its Q2 spike will be short-lived.
Malaysian banks' loan growth tapered off to 6.2%
But industry loans grew 2.2%.
Chinese banks to be hit by high credit risks from overcapacity
This is following several high-profile defaults in late 2015 and early 2016.
BIDV, Vietinbank, Vietcombank propose increasing foreign ownership limitation to 35%
Reducing the ownership of the State bank in their banks is another option.
China's Postal Savings Bank mulling $10 billion Hong Kong IPO
The bank is valued at $50 billion.
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