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Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Wells Fargo punished for failing 'living will' test; SWIFT remains at risk of cyber attacks
And UniCredit to raise US$13.8b and shed 14,000 jobs.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Wells Fargo punished for failing 'living will' test; SWIFT remains at risk of cyber attacks
And UniCredit to raise US$13.8b and shed 14,000 jobs.
Global Islamic banking assets reached US$924b in 2015
Guess which country has the largest market share.
Singapore banks to be affected by modestly higher risk-weight charges in 2017
But capitalisation remains stable.
There's nothing to worry about Philippine banks' liquidity in 2017: Fitch
The low aggregate loan-to-deposit ratio of 71% is proof.
Indonesian banks' profitability metrics declining steadily since 2013
Return-on-assets will remain flat at 2%.
Indian banks to require US$90b in new capital by March 2019
Half of it will have to be met through core equity.
3 factors that will cause Hong Kong banks' profits to decline
Subdued loan growth is one.
Taiwanese banks' mainland China exposure down to 6.2% in 2Q16
It reduces the risks from deleveraging spilling over into Taiwan.
Australian banks' asset quality metrics to come under further pressure
But funding profiles continue to improve.
Bangkok Bank CEO hopes Thailand's NPL ratio won't peak at 4%
But analysts think this scenario is "too pessimistic".
Are Singapore banks' NPL woes finally over?
Government support to O&G firms brought some respite.
Hong Kong banks' mainland China exposure to exceed 30% of system-wide assets by end-2017
Thanks to Chinese corporates' aggressive international expansion.
Chart of the Week: Chinese banks' NPL ratio and credit costs edge up as at end-September 2016
NPL ratio reached 1.76%.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: EU's planned banking reform criticised; RBS to pay investors $1b
And Russian banks lose $31m in cyber attacks.
Thai banks to see gradually declining delinquencies in 2017
But asset quality pressures will persist.
Vietnam banks' problem assets ratio reaches 7.1% in the first half of 2016
That's including the gross value of assets sold to the Vietnam Asset Management Company.
3 factors that will pressure Chinese banks' profits in 2017
Rising credit costs is one.