Retail Banking
Earnings of Hong Kong's top 4 banks drop 19.57% to HK$128.07b in 2014
What are the reasons?
Chinese banks' earnings unlikely to improve in 2015
Deteriorating asset quality to smash banks' profitability.
Taiwan's banking sector at risk from cooling housing market
Mortgage growth has been lukewarm since 2008.
Singapore banks' lending slipped for the third straight month in February
Total loans stood at $603.5b last month.
CCB 2014 net profit jumps 6.1% y/y to RMB227.8b
But its asset quality slightly deteriorated.
Kasikornbank's corporate loans increase 6.1% YTD
It's already hit its FY15 growth target.
Korea's financial regulator emphasizes keeping hands off banks' loan pricing
Even fee structures will not be touched.
India announces bank reforms
However, implementation risks are seen.
Here's why ASEAN banks are still likely to outperform despite economic headwinds
Singapore, Indonesia to be stellar performers.
New loans in China banks climb to RMB1.02t
Strong corporate demand's a factor.
Investors' disappointment on Thailand's economic recovery hurt banks
1H15 could also pressure NIM, meanwhile.
Can Indonesia's large state-owned banks weather challenges in 2015?
Profitability likely to stand strong.
These are the six factors that could reset Asia-Pacific banking's course
Regulation is the name of the game.
Malaysian banking system's exposure to 1MDB is still a 'manageable risk'
Should the industry get alarmed now?
Is India's banking sector nearing recovery?
Operating conditions for banks have been improving.
HSBC Holdings' earnings feared to stagnate in the near term
The need for further significant restructuring cited.
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