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Standard Chartered Bank enters 15-year bancassurance agreement with Allianz
The arrangements will be implemented in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
Standard Chartered Bank enters 15-year bancassurance agreement with Allianz
The arrangements will be implemented in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
Australian banks haunted by financial instability risks from the property market
Banks will have to guard against any potential losses.
Chinese banks' deteriorating asset quality mitigated by debt to equity swaps
8% special-mention loans is already offloaded.
Singapore banks' capital ratios to remain stable over the next 12-18 months
DBS, OCBC and UOB have strong CET1 ratios of 12-14%.
KBANK not comfortable with having a lower coverage ratio than its competitors: analyst
It now stands at 130%.
2 risks that TMB Bank must face in 2017
Export-oriented SME loans is one.
Bank Mandiri to propose a 10-20% special dividend for 2016
That’s on top of its 30% regular payout ratio.
Why Asian bankers are thinking differently about risk than their global counterparts
According to a recent global survey of how banks approach risk management,1 Asian bank executives are thinking differently about future risk...
Australian banks' slowing loan growth to persist as housing market further weakens
Home loans take up around 60% of banks' overall gross loans.
CIMB's loan growth target of 6% for 2016 still within reach: analysts
Thanks to a possible pick-up in domestic corporate lending in 4Q16.
Chinese banks' good capital buffers mask 3 key weaknesses
2017 might prove more difficult in terms of solvency.
Affluent customers now more open to deal with machines instead of bankers, says Maybank's head of group wealth management
Alvin Lee says customers' private banking experience will be more driven by automated channels.
How will the MFRS 9 affect Malaysian banks' capital ratios?
Banks' provisioning could increase by as much as 75%.
HSBC Private Bank appoints Ingrid Widjaja, Lim Chee Kong to lead Indonesia team
HSBC Private Bank today announced the expansion of its Indonesia coverage with the introduction of a new team. Under the new structure, there will be...
Metrobank's gross NPLs down 9% to US$178m in 3Q16
NPL ratio improved to 0.93%.
Thai banks' earnings to be largely driven by interest income in 2017
Bangkok Bank and Krung Thai Bank are potentially the biggest gainers.
Singapore banks' asset quality and profitability face downward pressure in 2017
But Moody's says impact will be manageable.