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Singapore-based US banks beef up cybersecurity roles
Singapore-based US banks beef up cybersecurity roles
JP Morgan, Citi and BAML are more vulnerable to threats than homegrown lenders.
Japanese megabanks share ATMs to prop up struggling bottomline
Users from MUFG and Sumitomo may soon be able to withdraw at both ATMs for free.
Trade tensions cut Taiwanese 2019 bank loan growth to 3.2%
Taiwan is amongst the most exposed to US tariffs on Chinese goods.
Singapore bank NIMs set to widen to 1.98% in 2020
However, this is still lower than the 2008 average.
Australia mulls higher capital requirements in new blow to bank earnings
NAB would need to increase its capital by $13.8b.
Malaysian bank loan growth up 5.7% in September
Lumpy business loans drove lending gains.
Singapore bank loan growth to slow to 3% in 2019
Trade tensions and higher interest rates will dampen borrowing.
Korean banks zero in on booming expat market
Lenders are growing their foreign currency desks.
Japan mulls looser M&A rules to speed up regional bank mergers
The drawn-out approval process will be re-assessed.
UOB unveils new headquarters in Shanghai
UOB Plaza is the first office building owned by a foreign bank in the Lujiazui Financial District.
Singapore bank earnings up 25% in 9MFY18
Return on equity hit a ten-year high.
Chart of the Week: Japanese regional banks are carrying heavy loan burdens
They're not making enough profit off their massive loan balances.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: European bank returns trail behind US; Spain reverses loan tax ruling
And Wells Fargo is bullish about its investment banking arm.
DBS downplays trade jitters as Q3 results shine
Its chief executive stressed that supply chains are hard to move.
Banks receive boost as Myanmar urges citizens to beef up savings
The number of adults who save via banks is at a measly 11%.
Do Hong Kong banks have reason to fear as Chinese lending accelerates?
Mainland Chinese exposure accounted for nearly a third of total assets.
UOB unveils inventory management solution for F&B businesses
The new scheme cuts the time it takes to make purchases and payments.
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