In Focus

Divergent monetary policies put ASEAN banks under threat

Capital outflows, deteriorating loans are key risks.

Malaysian Islamic banks outperform Indonesian counterparts

Malaysian Islamic banks have more established franchises and deeper market penetration.

Malaysian banks' loan-to-deposit ratio shows signs of an 'anomaly'

The ratio dipped to 87.7% despite contraction in deposits.

Don't be fooled by Chinese banks' improving NPLs

Asset quality is likely to deteriorate again as monetary policy normalises.

Why are Singapore banks scrambling to grow their wealth management units?

Their assets under management grew at 12-19% CAGRs in the past five years.

Proposed debt-equity swap could spell crisis for Chinese banks

It shifts a significant portion of the risks to the banks.