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.

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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.

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.