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Hong Kong banks suffer from liquidity and credit quality risks

The banks were somewhat reliant on strong loan growth but though loans for domestic use have grown, almost 25% of the total loan book is now for use outside of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong banks suffer from liquidity and credit quality risks

The banks were somewhat reliant on strong loan growth but though loans for domestic use have grown, almost 25% of the total loan book is now for use outside of Hong Kong.

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Chinese banks' profits surged 34.5% to RMB 899.09b in 2010

Total assets also increased by 19.9% to a whopping RMB 95.3 trillion as of end-2010.

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Chinese banks ditched by wary investors at signs of credit bust

The cheapest Chinese bank stocks may plunge further as the credit boom is showing signs of turning into a bust.

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China's Big Four see huge outflows

Sources suspected that a large chunk of the $65.75bn deposits have flowed to the high-yielding private lending markets.

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UBS Chief Gruebel faces pressure from Singapore board

Oswald Greubel may be forced to shrink the investment bank after the $2.3b loss from fraudulent trading last week, according to Bloomberg’s report.

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Reserve Bank of India deems rate hikes necessary

DBS expects RBI to raise policy rates to 8.5% by December 2011.

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Hong Kong banks’ loans to mainland entities exceed 20%

This means that a slowdown and liquidity squeeze there could impact the banks’ asset quality in China.

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HSBC is world’s most valuable bank brand

But banks in the top 100 brands have lost $25.9b from their total brand value since January 2011.

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Reserve Bank of India to hike policy rates on September 16

The RBI will likely pause after a final 25bp hike in policy rates on September 16 and cut 75bp from April onward.

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Bank of Korea freezes rates of 3.25% amid surging inflation

But DBS expects the BOK to raise the repo rate by 25bps in 4Q before taking it to 4% in 1H12.

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China's top banks released US$21.9bn new CNY loans in August

The Big Four’s new yuan loans in August is significantly lower than July's $77.07bn.

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Analysts see slower second half for Malaysian banks

Banking analysts are expecting a slower second half for Malysian banks based on the souring global economic outlook and the banking data released in July.

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Chinese firms turn to Hong Kong banks for loans

Chinese firms are turning to Hong Kong’s banks for loans as the central government tries to bring the inflation rate down from a three-year high by reducing access to credit.

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Malay banks resilient to US, Euro financial crisis: Maybank CEO

Maybank President and CEO Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar says that the Malaysian banking sector will not be affected by the on-going financial and debt crisis in the United States and Europe.

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