Retail Banking

UOB to raise pay, floats promotions for 98% of bank's employees

Review of compensation packages for senior management will be considered later.

UOB to raise pay, floats promotions for 98% of bank's employees

Review of compensation packages for senior management will be considered later.

Five of world's 10 largest banks are in China: report

The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China has almost $5t in total assets.

Commerzbank mulls exit from Hong Kong, other Asian locations

Asia sales activities will be bundled in Singapore.

DBS appoints Abdul Raof Latiff as new DBS Malaysia country head

They also appointed a new Group Head of Digital for Institutional Banking last January to replace Latiff.

CIMB posts $293.5m net profit for FY2020

Higher loan provisions affected the bank's performance.

OCBC net profits down 26% to $3.59b in FY2020

CEO Samuel Tsien maintained a cautious outlook for the economy’s recovery.

UOB's net profits down 33% to $4.34b in FY2020

The group emphasized wealth and connectivity-related services as tenets for growth.

Citigroup mulls divesting some APAC retail banking units

Revenue from consumer banking in the region declined 15% in Q4.

Australia's Bank of Queensland to acquire ME Bank for A$1.3b

This ramps up BoQ’s competitiveness via increase geographic diversity and scale of operations.

HSBC Singapore to name new CEO

Current chief Tony Cripps will become CEO of Saudi British Bank in May.

Philippine banks to offload bad loans via asset management firms

They will be granted tax incentives to cover transferring costs.

India shortlists four mid-sized banks for privatisation

Two of those lenders will be selected for sale in FY2021/2022.

Fintechs' latest acquisitions hint at ASEAN banking sector shake-up

But they are unlikely to pose a challenge as newcomers and incumbents target different clients.

Two in five Indian adults to have a digital bank account by 2026

Up to 373 million locals could open a digital-only bank account in the next five years.