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What you need to know about Thai banks' unexpected rate cuts
What you need to know about Thai banks' unexpected rate cuts
This move could hurt banks' FY17 earnings by up to 3%.
Australian banks' profit growth to moderate in the coming months
Rising credit costs and slower credit growth are partly to blame.
Chart of the Week: Chinese banks' NPLs hit US$219b in 2016
It increased 18.7% year-on-year.
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And check out why Islamic banks' double digit growth rates are now over.
Australian banks to pass on financial hit from levy to customers and shareholders
CBA CEO said "there is no middle option to absorb costs".
Metrobank's net income up 6% to US$111m in Q1
Interest income on loans also increased 22.7%.
Check out how OCBC is faring in these three areas
The bank is doing well in its wealth segment.
Are Singapore banks' NPL woes from oil and gas companies finally over?
New NPL formation rates moderated in Q1.
Indonesian banks' funding costs expected to rise as government requires higher interests
Minimum deposit rates increased from 70% to 87% of the BI’s reference rates.
Singapore banks' capitalisation remains robust in Q1
DBS has the strongest capital levels.
Korean banks' asset quality feared to deteriorate further
Capital ratios may also decline, with downward pressure from low profitability.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Banks to move 9,000 jobs from Britain; JPMorgan urges banks to merge
And US regulators discuss the Volcker rule.
Basel III implementation to be delayed in Asia Pacific
Regulators in the region are reluctant to take the lead.
Australian banks to be hit by a $6.2b tax hike
The country's Big Four will have to pay up to $400m each every year.
Vietnam banks to face capital shortfalls over the next 12-18 months
Banks' total capital gap was estimated to be US$9.5b in 2016.
ICICI Bank's gross NPLs hit 8.8% in 4Q16
Headline numbers of stressed assets stand at 14%.
OCBC's net profit up 14% to US$691m in Q1
Thanks to the sustained growth in wealth management income.
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