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India revises instructions for unclaimed and inoperative deposit accounts
India revises instructions for unclaimed and inoperative deposit accounts
Accounts covered are those unoperated and amounts unclaimed for 10 years or more.
How Danantara’s plan to acquire BRIS will impact four Indonesian banks
Bank Mandiri, Bank Negara Indonesia, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia mayincur losses.
Bank of Ningbo’s established regional presence supports profitability
It reportedly has a good local presence.
Taiwan eyes asset management hub status with law changes
They must retain their branch in the same place for a 7-year period.
Indonesian banks’ liquidity likely to improve in H2
NIM is expected to compress for the Q2 2025 period.
Singapore's banks leave more jobs unfilled as hiring slows
For every two people who resign, only one post gets replaced.
BPI unveils SINAG bonds, will finance green and social projects
The bonds are structured with a 1.5-year tenor.
Chinese banks to weather trade-related strains: S&P
Regional banks in coastal provinces are likely to see greater pressure than megabanks.
CMB International to maintain strong profitability through 2026
Returns will be supported by robust fee and commissions income.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia completes stake sale in Bank of Hangzhou
CBA received approximately $940m, and CET1 ratio was raised by 17 basis points.
Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank’s returns to decline slightly through 2026
Net interest margin and loan pressures will weigh on the bank’s asset quality.
Australian banks may cut mortgage broker reliance to boost profitability
Driving customers to in-house channels could boost profitability.
BoCom Hong Kong profitability lifted by interest and fee income
The growth of its wealth management business will benefit fee income, says Moody’s
BDO names new head of comptrollership group
Gwyneth Entao previously served as finance head of the Philippine bank’s consumer banking group.
ANZ names Stephen White as group executive operations
He joins ANZ in November 2025.
Standard Chartered names Yusuf Demiral as global head of WRB data, analytics, and AI
Demiral joins from HSBC.
Malaysia’s household loans steady at 6% in April
The banking system recorded healthy liquidity buffers, the central bank said.
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