Retail Banking
RHB Bank net profit rise in 2023; net credit costs to rise in 2024
Net interest margin is expected to be “flattish” in 2024 at 1.9%.
RHB Bank net profit rise in 2023; net credit costs to rise in 2024
Net interest margin is expected to be “flattish” in 2024 at 1.9%.
South Korea’s interest rates for new deposits, loans fall in January
Average interest rate for new loans taken by large firms dropped 12 basis points.
Japan banks’ domestic assets at $9.4t in January
Banks hold an additional US$1.6t of assets in their overseas branches.
CIMB net profit up 28.3% in 2024; special dividend proposed
The 7 sen special dividend is separate from the annual dividend of 36 sen per share.
Transition and Opportunity: Southeast Asia’s Share of US$7 Trillion Value
Banks globally are at the fulcrum of a changing world and face a dramatic need to refresh and reposition to address falling valuations whilst meeting...
Maybank’s full year net profits up 17.5% to $1.96b
The total dividend of 60 sen per share is its highest post-pandemic.
Digital bank deposits to surpass $20t by end-2024
Convenience of remote banking has changed how people manage their money.
Norinchukin Bank announces senior leadership changes
The leadership changes are effective 1 April 2024.
Australia’s central bank names first-ever COO
Susan Woods has served as Assistant Governor (Corporate Services) at RBA since 2018.
BSP okays adoption of sustainable finance taxonomy guidelines
It has a “traffic light system” in classifying if finance activities are SFTG-aligned.
Hong Kong’s BEA expected to withstand asset quality strain in 2024: analyst
BEA’s reduced exposure to China’s commercial real estate sector is a positive.
Mizuho appoints Hidekatsu Take as deputy president
He joins group CEO Masahiro Kihara as representative executive officer of MFG.
HSBC profit before tax is $30.3b in 2023
But the bank also had a $3b impairment charge related to the Bank of Communications.
Hong Kong’s BEA reports 5.5% lower profit in 2023
Basic earnings per share is HK$1.32, unchanged from a year ago.
Weekly Global News Wrap: HSBC gets approval to sell Russia unit; Chinese banks approve $17b property loans
And China cuts 25 basis points to five-year loan prime rate (LPR).
UOB hit record S$6.1b net profit; final dividend is 85 cents per share
Higher credit card and wealth management fees pushed fee income growth in 2023.
UOB giving out extra one-off bonus to 6,000 junior employees
This is to help them cope with rising costs of living.