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Here’s why the risky oil and gas sector is the least of Singapore banks’ headaches
Here’s why the risky oil and gas sector is the least of Singapore banks’ headaches
Another sector is the banks’ biggest pressure point.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' total deposits dip for the fourth consecutive month
It fell 0.8% YoY in June.
Thai banks' bad assets soar in 1H16 as more SMEs use houses as collateral
KrungThai Bank's non-performing assets could reach as much as US$1bn in 2H16.
Standard Chartered Bank launches fingerprint and voice biometric technologies across Asia, Africa and the Middle East
It's already live in Singapore, the UAE and India.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: JPMorgan Chase builds more branches; HSBC, BofAML use blockchain in trade finance; RBS to move main office
Find out what happened in the global banking scene this week.
Recapitalisations and bailouts begin for Chinese banks
It's time to clean up the banking sector.
Stronger local currency squeezes Singapore banks' NIMs in 2Q16
Average net interest margin was at 1.74%.
UOB is the sore loser in Singapore banks’ bad loans tally
O&G troubles pulled non-performing loan ratio to new highs.
Chart of the Week: What caused Indonesian banks' asset quality to deteriorate over the last five quarters?
Impact from commodity prices is one.
3 segments that are most at risk of higher delinquencies for Hong Kong banks
One segment accounts for 67% of all bank loans.
DBS’ net profit slips 6% to $1.05b
The Group’s bad debt rose to $150 million.
Proposed stricter regulations to address key wealth management risks in China
Risks include banks' losses from their own investments.
Plummeting oil prices slam Singapore banks with stressed assets
OCBC’s nonperforming assets surged 91% in Q2.
Chinese banks' asset quality risks rise as leverage grows rapidly
There are two scenarios to help frame the potential scale of risk and policy solutions.
Will Thai banks' capital buffers withstand a cyclical downtrend?
NPLs had risen to 3.6% in 1H16.
Malaysian banks' individual deposit growth hits all-time low of 4.4%
Loan growth also slipped further to 5.6% in June.
Bank Mandiri's 1H16 net profit plummets 31.5% YoY to US$543m
Find out where the earnings drag came from.
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