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Hang Seng Bank's 4.99% stake sale predicted to result to HK$7.6b gain
Hang Seng Bank's 4.99% stake sale predicted to result to HK$7.6b gain
Stake shall be sold to institutional investors.
Chinese banks indirectly at risk due to margin lending
Stock market volatility exposure was cited.
Deregulation, reform progress likely boosted Chinese banks' performance
Can outperformance continue, though?
Japan megabanks remain cheap on the market despite recent rally
There's doubt on their growth potential.
Indian public banks' asset quality deemed much weaker than expected
Improvement has been marginal.
China AMCs becoming more significant ouside banks in managing bad assets
But there's more beyond asset quality.
China TSF underwhelms in April at RMB1.05 tn
However, bond financing bounced back.
Increasing housing market imbalances threaten Australian banks
Capital and underwriting discipline can maintain health.
Standard Chartered completes Hong Kong and Shenzhen consumer finance businesses sale
The sale was to an international consortium.
PBOC announces third rate cuts since July 2012
It explained the rationale in a statement.
Loan growth slowed for Singapore banks in 1Q15
Aside from this, though, things are fine.
CRCB 1Q15 earnings jump 10.6% YoY to RMB2.0b
Thanks to solid fee income growth.
ICBC 1Q15 earnings increase 1.4% YoY to RMB74.3b
It's experiencing stable operations in tough times.
Aggressive international expansion could heighten risks for DBS, OCBC: Moody's
But UOB is quite safe.
China Merchant Bank's 1Q15 earnings jump 15.2% YoY to RMB17.2b
Robust interest partly drives solid bottom-line growth.
NIM slippage clouds OCBC's 1Q15 earnings
Even if the bank met earnings expectations.
CMB 1Q15 net profits jump 15 y/y to RMB17.2 bn
Thanks partly to solid margin expansion.
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