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SMFG targets $5b in sales and trading revenue: report
SMFG targets $5b in sales and trading revenue: report
Arihiro Nagata conservatively estimates that it would take six years to do so.
Japan’s megabanks stockpile $5.48b in provisions despite record earnings
MUFG tripled its loan-loss provisions whilst Mizuho’s more than doubled.
Norinchukin swings to $758.8m profit in FY2025
It expects to earn between $312m to $625m in FY2026.
BPI channels down on June 6 for Robinsons Bank integration
VIBE will be accessible to pay bills, buy loads, and redeem rewards, BPI said.
Hong Kong’s loans up 3.6% in April as IPOs and high rates lift banks
Deposits also rose during the month.
Hong Kong mortgages drop to HK$36.5b in April after Q4 2025 recovery
Mortgage competition was said to have intensified in the Q1 period.
IPOs spur Hong Kong bank hiring rebound
Workforce across 15 lenders fell 0.73% to 74,376 in 2025.
How can Singapore’s big banks offset weaker lending margins?
Net interest income at DBS, OCBC, and UOB is expected to fall this year.
Australian renovation loans surge 16% as fuel price spike threaten costs
Homeowners are advised to lock prices early and build a budget buffer.
UOB builds new Ho Chi Minh HQ
CEO Wee Ee Cheong met with Vietnam President To Lam on 30 May.
Maybank Q1 profit drops 4.2% to $625m as trading income falls
Net interest margin improved to 2.14%, and loans expanded in Malaysia and Singapore.
Australia's Big 4 stockpiles $22.8b amidst Middle East war fears
Business lending tops 34% whilst homebuyers still prefer brokers.
Indonesian corporates raise the bar, banks urged to reinvent corporate banking and treasury services
Monitor Deloitte's Prashant Krishnan urged banks to transform their relationship models to meet these demands.
Singapore's Big 3 banks eye 6% profit growth on wealth momentum
DBS and OCBC are expected to have higher PATMIs than previously forecasted.
CommBank's capital stays strong despite AT1 phaseout: S&P
APRA will begin classifying AT1 instruments as Tier 2 capital starting January 2027.
CIMB’s profit falls 2.86% to $483m on lower interest income
NIM fell but CIMB sees early signs of this compression bottoming out.
Stablecoin circulation lags at $300b as banks focus on tokenised deposits
Banks are instead building tokenised deposit infrastructures, whose flows have reached over $4t annually.
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