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Hong Leong Bank's profit up 16% to US$123m in 2QFY17
Thanks to a 2% pickup in loan growth and ongoing NIM expansion.
Hong Leong Bank's profit up 16% to US$123m in 2QFY17
Thanks to a 2% pickup in loan growth and ongoing NIM expansion.
How will the creation of a 'bad bank' affect India's banking sector?
The bad bank's form would be that of a centralised asset-restructuring company.
Standard Chartered Singapore's profit down 6% to US$1,489m in 2016
A weaker demand for Wealth Management products is partly to blame.
RHB's net profit down 28% yoy to US$58m in 4Q16
It took FY16 core earnings to US$420m.
Singapore banks' loan growth to hit up to 4% in FY17
But foreign banks in Singapore are cutting their loan sizes.
Siam Commercial Bank could earn as much as US$1b in SCB Life sale
That is equivalent to 60% of FY17 net profit.
Maybank's net profit up 43% to US$530m in Q4FY16
Earnings were lifted by a one-off sale of securities undertaken during the period.
Indian banks' deposit base to increase 1-2%: Moody's
It's driven by the demonetization inflows.
HSBC reports 2016 profit before tax of US$4.1b
It's down USD11.8 billion on 2015.
Hang Seng Bank's attributable profit plunges 60% to HK$8,005m in 2016
And operating profit is down 12% to HK$9,516m.
Bank of Baroda hires global talent from Barclays, Standard Chartered, and Citigroup to drive profitability
That is only in the past three months.
Singapore banks' profitability to weaken slightly in 2017: Fitch
Average ROE fell to 10.4% in 2016, from 11.7% for 2015.
Chart of the Week: Check out the Thai banks' rising net interest margins
Thanks to declining interest costs.
Are Singapore banks' asset quality woes finally over?
New non-performing asset formation rates fell in Q4 2016 from their peaks in Q2 2016.
The digital dilemma: How far has the Philippines gone in its journey towards digitalisation?
Find out what bankers have to say about fintech disruption, online banking, and digital KYC.
Retail Banking Forum 2017 kicks off in Manila with almost 70 attendees
Key executives from the country's major banks graced the event.
ANZ's unaudited cash profit up 8% to hit $1.54b
That's in the three months ended December 31.