News
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Citi, JPMorgan named systemically important banks; HSBC launches private banking in Australia
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Citi, JPMorgan named systemically important banks; HSBC launches private banking in Australia
And Wells Fargo's new account openings almost halved in October.
Chart of the Week: Vietnam banks' capital buffers to remain under pressure
The banks' capital adequacy ratios are arely above the minimum requirement of 9%.
Foreign banks' China exposure up 2.4% in the first half of 2016
Hong Kong banks' exposure is still the largest at 48.5%.
Thai banks' provisions feared to rise in 2017
But NPLs are unlikely to escalate.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: BNP Paribas outperforms European peers in the US; Wells Fargo to launch roboadvisor tech by 2017
And will UniCredit and Societe Generale merge soon?
Malaysian banks' Islamic loan share reaches 27.9% of system loans in the first half of 2016
Growth will continue at a modest pace, says Fitch.
Chart of the Week: Two risks haunting Japanese banks' balance sheets
Banks face maturity and higher interest risks.
How does the demonetisation of high value currencies affect Indian banks?
Analysts see positive impact from more CASA deposits.
Chinese banks warned of asset quality shocks as market for wealth management products expands
Around US$2.9t worth of WMPs are off-balance sheet at end-1H16.
Asian Banking and Finance Insurance Asia Awards 2017 now open for nominations
The deadline for nominations is on 13 January 2017.
India's state banks shaken by inadequate capital
Some are at risk of breaching their capital triggers, says Fitch.
Which Singapore bank will benefit the most from a Fed rate hike?
Its net profit could rise 1.7%.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: $3m stolen in Tesco cyber theft; Wall Street's prospects for year-end bonuses improving
And Fed says banks tightened commercial property lending standards in Q3.
Chart of the Week: China's shadow banking size doubled in the last five years
Borrowers relying on such financing could be at risk of a credit crunch.
Chinese banks still struggling with compliance
Bloomberg says the Agricultural Bank of China's recent $215m fine is proof.
Here's a rundown of Singapore banks' 3Q16 results
Better cost management offsets higher provisions due to deteriorating asset quality.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Deutsche Bank bids for HSH Nordbank' $3.5b debt portfolio; Shadow banks take mortgage market by storm
And Japan's MUFG launches new business in the Americas.
Thought Leadership Centre
Most Read
1. Singapore banks complete tokenised deposit pilots 2. OCBC tops Forbes' 2026 World's Top Performing Banks list 3. DBS rejects S$1.3b 1MDB-linked claim and vows to ‘vigorously resist’ 4. Visa unveils Singapore security roadmap as 42% encounter scams 5. ZA Bank parent leases top four floors of Lee Garden Eight’s Tower 3Resource Center
Read Here
Advertise
Sign Up
Events
Event News
Inside Longbridge Securities (Singapore)’s win at the Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2026
Gavin Chia on how AI is making institutional-grade investing more accessible to everyday investors.
Commentary
Why Asia’s private wealth industry requires a new era of governance
APAC has mastered domestic payments. The next challenge is connecting them.
Why fragmented communications are becoming a hidden governance risk for Asia Pacific banks
From automation to agency: Asia’s wealth leaders can reinvent, not just streamline
Singapore aced its FATF evaluation — now comes the hard part
Are Asia’s digital banks prepared for the stablecoin era?
Why APAC is building home-currency stablecoins
Why Southeast Asian wealth managers must design the business before buying the technology
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
Hong Kong cleared stablecoins for take-off. Getting them to work across Asia is the hard part