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Singapore banks' wealth investments finally pay off

Higher income from wealth operations helped banks offset bad loan provisions.

Basel III implementation to be delayed in Asia Pacific

Regulators in the region are reluctant to take the lead.

Australian banks to be hit by a $6.2b tax hike

The country's Big Four will have to pay up to $400m each every year.

3 in 4 APAC bankers to stop working with a partner who flunks cybersecurity audits

Bankers tagged large retailers as the greatest data breach risk in 2017.

Vietnam banks to face capital shortfalls over the next 12-18 months

Banks' total capital gap was estimated to be US$9.5b in 2016.

How does the tight systemic liquidity affect China's shadow banking sector?

Stricter regulations aim to constrain the growth of leverage in the country.

Why a bad bank is not the answer to India's debt dilemma

A government adviser says India already has five reasonably-sized asset reconstruction companies.

Global transaction banks developing blockchain proof of concept

ANZ and DBS are amongst the banks working with SWIFT.

Total fintech funding in Asia drops to US$492m in Q1

Only US$406m in venture capital funding was raised in Asia.

Chinese regulators to increase scrutiny of the shadow banking sector

These new measures are likely to be negative for corporate bonds.

Singapore banks' loan growth to be 'relatively subdued'

That is despite a slight recovery in February.