News
Singapore banks' net interest margin to spike in 2015
But it'll still stay below the 16-year average.
CITIC Bank International anticipates high double digit growth in tax loan
More cash-milking loan projects underway.
3 biggest issues in 2014 that will keep Singapore bank players awake at night
Net interest margin may be a headache.
DBS bids for SocGen’s Asian private bank for $300m-$400m
DBS still mum on the issue.
Asian investor confidence index jumped to 98.9 in November
But global confidence index fell.
9 in 10 finance professionals in Hong Kong get overtime pay
Why are we surprised?
Why Singapore banks have no escape from housing loans slowdown
8 sets of housing curbs took a bite.
DBS Basel III issue achieves target issue size of S$80m at 4.70%
Investors are lining up.
How Hong Leong Finance was hurt by Singapore's car loan curbs
Even prospects just got disappointing.
DBS' net interest margin in Hong Kong impressed analysts
Net profit surged 14.6% to $635m.
Singapore banks' loan growth pegged at 8-10% in 2014
Housing loans seen to ease.
Why Moody's is confident that Aussie banks are robust against challenges
Despite economic transition soon.
Why Japan megabanks' big gains could be short-lived
Effects of monetary easing could be temporal.
OCBC disposes Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank for $55.5m
Purchase offer proved too irresistible.
Hong Kong's offshore RMB loans soared 36% to CNY107b
But here's the catch.
Taiwan's RMB deposits hit new high of 123.2b in October
That's in domestic and offshore banking units.
Commentary
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