Retail Banking
Sluggish profit growth await Australia’s banks in 2016: Fitch
Sluggish profit growth await Australia’s banks in 2016: Fitch
Blame it on a triple threat of factors.
Discover the industry's hottest trends at ABF’s Retail Banking Forum 2016
It will be held in five cities across Southeast Asia.
HSBC’s Asia expansion strategy hits a roadblock in China slowdown
Market volatility in Asia is also a concern.
CIMB dangles hefty 10% cash rebates on selected categories
It’s planning to acquire 270,000 customers in three years.
Siam Commercial Bank finally back on track after the Sahaviriya Steel Industries saga
Credit cost is expected to have declined 74% in 4Q15.
China's city commercial banks growing faster than their larger peers
Profits after tax grew by 13%, outpacing SOE banks' 6% growth.
Indonesian banks to maintain a countercyclical buffer on top of Basel III capital requirements
New year, new regulation.
Bank of Ayudhya's 4Q15 earnings feared to have dropped 18%
Blame it on post-merger expenses with BTMU.
DBS unveils capital loan program to jump start small businesses
It will bridge the credit gap faced by businesses.
Banks in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam urged to push for consolidation
Consolidation is imperative to stay competitive.
NPL increase in most banking systems not too much of a concern: Fitch
NPLs compare favourably relative with other regions.
ASEAN banks' profitability feared to trend lower in 2016
High CASA deposits could serve as an important buffer.
Hard landing in China remains a key threat for Asian banks in 2016
Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan are most exposed.
KBANK's one-time IT expense worth THB2.4b hurts 4Q15 earnings
4Q15 net profit may have fell by 41% QoQ.
Malaysian banks' absolute NPLs rose 2.1% in November 2015
The credit cycle may have turned.
Not so fast: Asset quality and profitability qualms darken 2016 outlook for Asia-Pac banks
Different year, same economic woes for banks.
Heightened competition from foreign players a 'very gradual affair' for Malaysian banks
ATM liberties accorded to TPPA member countries are subject to reciprocity.
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