Retail Banking

Only 2 Chinese banks get S&P upgrade

Only two Chinese banks, Bank of China and China Construction Bank, were upgraded by Standard&Poor's, reports Xinhua News.

Only 2 Chinese banks get S&P upgrade

Only two Chinese banks, Bank of China and China Construction Bank, were upgraded by Standard&Poor's, reports Xinhua News.

Mergers among weak banks not feasible: Vietnamese official

It was not a viable plan to carry out mergers among weak commercial banks, according to the deputy chairman of Vietnam's National Finance Supervision...

Singapore banks slash job perks for expats

Blame it on supply and demand as more senior bankers now want to have Asia experience on their CV.

Citibank Korea Q3 net up 20.6%

Citibank Korea's third-quarter earnings jumped 20.6 percent from a year earlier.

Noor Islamic Bank mulls Malaaysian expansion

Noor Islamic Bank is mulling an expansion to Malaysia to tap opportunities in Southeast Asia.

Bank of China's profit after tax up by 22%

Bank of China recorded a profit after tax of RMB101.28 billion in the first three quarters, an increase of 22.09% compared with the same period of...

Why are the big consultancies silent on the worldwide impact of FATCA on non US citizens?

Find out three reasons, in relation to Duncan Edwards' commentary on Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Operating costs pulls down Citibank Indonesia's profit

Citibank Indonesia saw its profits from January to September go down by 27 percent.

Top Philippine banks expected to break profit targets

CLSA Asia-Pacific expects Banco de Oro, Metrobank, BPI and Security Bank to break their respective profit targets this year.

Vietnam wants to have 15 large banks by 2015

Vietnam’s central bank plans to create a three-tiered financial industry dominated by 15 lenders.

BIDC opens branch in Kampong Cham, Cambodia

The Bank for Investment and Development of Cambodia Plc has opened a new branch in Kampong Cham province.

Westpac restructures retail and business banking business

Group executive for Westpac retail and business banking, Rob Coombe, had resigned and had been replaced by Jason Yetton. 

Global volatility, not Euro crisis to affect HK banking: Sec KC Chan

While Hong Kong’s banking sector does not have a high level of exposure to European countries with severe sovereign debt problems, the global...

South Korean regulator probes KEB

South Korea's Financial Services Commission has started an inspection of Korea Exchange Bank as part of a follow-up measure following a sale order.

Morgan Stanley gets restricted banking license in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority  has granted a restricted banking licence to Bank Morgan Stanley AG under the Banking Ordinance.  The granting of...

Vietnam's OCB 9-month net profit down 8%

Orient Commercial Bank's  net profit fell 8% on-year to VND197.5 billion or $9.4 million in the first nine months of the year.

Hana Financial, local brokerage show intent to buy savings banks

Hana Financial Group and Kiwoom Securities Co. are eyeing to acquire a package of ailing savings banks whose operation have been suspended since...