News
Private real estate investors target small-sized deals in Hong Kong
Private real estate investors target small-sized deals in Hong Kong
Two-thirds of total turnover are small deals.
Hong Kong banks' system loan dipped as trade finance nosedived
Could the recent RMB depreciation be the one to blame?
Regional online hiring activities in banking, finance sector still fluctuating
Online recruitment has been struggling.
Resilient bank stocks fraught with hidden risks, analysts warn
Bad loans and shrinking balance sheets aren't the only red flags.
Which Singapore bank is most exposed to the struggling oil and gas sector?
Commodity-related loans could be at risk.
RBI issues 'in-principle' license to eleven entities for payments bank
Are these menaces to established banks?
HKMA's July statistics reveal mortgage loan approvals sliding down 8.8%
Blame it on sharp decline in primary market financing.
Here's why BOC's 1% profit growth is likely a one-off phenomenon
Weaker revenue momentum is lurking.
CNY depreciation feared to drag Hong Kong banks' profitability
NIMs will be badly affected.
China banks still suffering from sluggish corporate loans
Weak economic demand to blame again.
China Construction Bank beats peers with internet offerings
Its conversion rate for online customers is 57%.
BEA unveils latest corporate tax loan program
Early bird offers have been announced, too.
BOCHK's net profit up 11% to $13.3b in 1H15
It's undeterred by current headwinds.
DBS Bank officially opens Australia operations
The Sydney branch will focus on AU-Asia business flow.
CITIC Bank's 1H15 net profit edged up slightly by 2.5%
Asset quality trend unexpectedly better.
Vietnamese banks are slowly gaining confidence to lend
Amidst ongoing financial reform.
India's state-owned banks suffer 13.27b rupee profit drop
These banks are struggling.
Commentary
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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
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