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China's ditching of loan-to-deposit ratio requirement a welcome development
But with limited short-term impact.
China's ditching of loan-to-deposit ratio requirement a welcome development
But with limited short-term impact.
Total bank lending bucks 4-month losing streak with modest gains in May
Loans and advances grew to $597b.
China Construction Bank, Euroclear ink MOU on offshore RMB financial products
Regarding a global RMB financial products platform.
Asian Banking and Finance salutes Asia’s best and brightest banks
Around 200 bankers flocked to the event.
UOB to facilitate investments of US$300 million into Myanmar over the next 12 months
Its Yangon branch officially opened today.
Are Singapore banks at risk from the Greek crisis?
Contagion is a key fear.
APAC banks threatened by China's economic slowdown, rebalancing
As if household leverage and US rate hike aren't scary enough.
Philippine central bank authorizes banks to set up trust companies
Which will perform independently of their parents.
UOB rolls out tertiary education programme for small biz bankers
For helping small businesses expand.
Indonesia's banks have been outpacing regional peers in profitability
It's been the case since 2013.
Shaky Indonesian loans put UOB under threat
Asset quality will deteriorate.
Korea's long bank merger transitions hold up benefits
Such as cost-savings, among others.
India's new debt restructuring rules address troubled corporate loan exposure
These can significantly help banks.
1 in four Hong Kongers willing to share DNA with banks for easier authentication
Majority wants biometrics instead of passwords.
India banks can now convert debt into equity
Major boost for stressed loans recovery efforts.
Australian banks' domestic funding gap diminishing
This is good news for the banks.
Would stricter leverage ratio be an issue for Philippine banking sector?
Leverage ratio to be effective January 2017.