News
India’s financial services sector hit by Morgan Stanley downgrade
India’s financial services sector hit by Morgan Stanley downgrade
Rating cut to “cautious” from “in-line.”
RBI fines 22 banks US$8.3 million
Banks penalized for breaking anti-money laundering and other regulations.
PBOC to adjust liquidity when needed
China’s economic growth facing massive downward pressures.
Bank Islam expanding into Southeast Asia
Is particularly interested in Indonesia.
CCB will open in Luxembourg
Will become third Chinese bank to do so.
Here's proof that banks in Asia Pac are resilient amidst global financial crisis
But borrowers' leverage has increased.
China orders banks to register WMPs
Tightens oversight of controversial financial product.
Malaysia to get tougher on erring banks
Warns of law suits and hefty fines.
Small Chinese banks dumping NPLs
Liquidating NPL assets to control related risks.
Malaysia overhauls Islamic financing laws
New law will boost protection for depositors.
PBOC releases first-half results
To maintain a prodent monetary policy in H2.
What Chinese banks must have learned from interbank rate hike
Interbank business to shrink for some firms.
Singapore banks' net interest margins dropped 42bp vs 2009 peak
Blame it on local competition.
Turning point in Singapore's credit cycle may lead to worsening NPL ratios
Asset quality has potentially peaked.
National Australia Bank has the largest business deposits market share
NAB leads the market with 23.9%.
China's total social financing the lowest since April 2012 at CNY1.04t
Bond issuance fell to just CNY44bn in June.
Singapore banks' overseas assets grew at a 15% CAGR between 2009 and 2012
It's now 37% of total Singapore bank assets.
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