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Malaysian banks' loan growth 'significantly slower'
Growth slowed to 2.3% as at end-September 2016.
Malaysian banks' loan growth 'significantly slower'
Growth slowed to 2.3% as at end-September 2016.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Standard Chartered to cut 10% of corporate banking staff; Two new online banking safeguards to be launched
And Aussie banks can't bypass Apple's in-house payments.
Chart of the Week: Check out the Singapore banks' escalating NPLs since late 2015
Majority of new NPLs are to oil service companies.
Why India's demonetisation benefits won't support banks' credit profiles
Uncertainties offset the positive effects.
What are the key risks to Australian banks' asset quality?
A sharp interest rate increase is one.
Which Singapore bank will be hit the hardest by USD strength?
Its profits could decline by up to 1.7%.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Citi, JPMorgan named systemically important banks; HSBC launches private banking in Australia
And Wells Fargo's new account openings almost halved in October.
Chart of the Week: Vietnam banks' capital buffers to remain under pressure
The banks' capital adequacy ratios are arely above the minimum requirement of 9%.
Foreign banks' China exposure up 2.4% in the first half of 2016
Hong Kong banks' exposure is still the largest at 48.5%.
Thai banks' provisions feared to rise in 2017
But NPLs are unlikely to escalate.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: BNP Paribas outperforms European peers in the US; Wells Fargo to launch roboadvisor tech by 2017
And will UniCredit and Societe Generale merge soon?
Malaysian banks' Islamic loan share reaches 27.9% of system loans in the first half of 2016
Growth will continue at a modest pace, says Fitch.
Chart of the Week: Two risks haunting Japanese banks' balance sheets
Banks face maturity and higher interest risks.
How does the demonetisation of high value currencies affect Indian banks?
Analysts see positive impact from more CASA deposits.
Chinese banks warned of asset quality shocks as market for wealth management products expands
Around US$2.9t worth of WMPs are off-balance sheet at end-1H16.
Asian Banking and Finance Insurance Asia Awards 2017 now open for nominations
The deadline for nominations is on 13 January 2017.
India's state banks shaken by inadequate capital
Some are at risk of breaching their capital triggers, says Fitch.