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Standard Chartered and ADB to extend additional credit to Asian microfinance institutions

StanChart will service a US$150m loan portfolio while ADB will share the risk for up to US$75m.

Mizuho Financial Group eyes ~US$5.8b base profit

Find out why this is 'bullish and ambitious'.

5 investment themes on Shinhan Financial Group

Earnings growth outlook is tepid for 2013.

DBS earnings growth pegged to hit 6.5% in 2013

It's the highest among Singapore's banks.

China to continue currency and banking reforms

Might also relax tight capital controls this year.

Guess which clients UOB tagged as its 'sweet spot'

They have investible assets of SGD350K-2m.

This is why 2012 was an 'unusual' year for Standard Chartered

Weaker revenues but cost control compensating well.

Philippine banks to sustain credit growth of 10-12% in 2013

The system’s ratio of credit to GDP is low at about 30%.

Fitch upgrades viability ratings of Japanese megabanks

Upgrade reflects sustained improvements in the banks' risk absorption capability.

Hirano is next President of MUFG

Appointment takes effect April 1. Noboyuki Hirano, 61, will take over leadership of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan’s largest financial group...

Look at how Asian banks and businesses will suffer from Basel III

Financial institutions received much of the blame for the global financial crisis in 2008. A wave of regulatory reforms in the financial and banking...

OCBC's earnings momentum to come off in 2013

Net interest income growth of around 2.5% is expected.

Singapore banks' earnings growth to be a measly 1-2% in 2013

Check out how DBS, OCBC, and UOB fared in 4Q12.