News
NAB primed for second growth phase
Consumer banking business showing good momentum.
Bad loans hurt SBI’s profit
Fiscal year 2014 won’t be good for SBI.
Is China preparing to bail out troubled banks?
Will permit banks to sell-off loans to more investors.
What Australia's liquidity reform update means for the banks
Some features are credit positive.
Why DBS' failed Danamon bid is not a 'crippling' issue
But drawbacks are still challenging.
NAB offers $1000 cash back to homeowners
That's if they switch their mortgage to NAB.
Chinese banks' new loan growth reaches RMB 700b in July
It's 15% below the average H1 monthly run-rate.
Commonwealth Bank cuts 3-year fixed rate home loans to 4.89% per annum
Some of its fixed home loan rates are at 20 year lows.
China, Africa using more RMB for direct trade settlements
Bank of China says more direct RMB settlements needed.
US$474 million needed to buy Vietnamese banks' NPLs
Bad debt bank will issue special bonds.
Mizuho looking at dividend hike and share buyback
But only if profit permits.
BoCom partners with global M&A adviser
Will focus on Chinese companies.
SBV issues plan to restructure commercial banks
Nine weak commercial banks are targets.
Major senior management reshuffle at MAS
Shake-up aimed at strengthening the central bank’s leadership.
South Korea maintains policy rate at 2.5%
Has major concerns about major downside economic risks.
Islamic banking conference to be held in Dhaka
Conference sponsored by Malaysia and Bangladesh.
Commentary
How alternative data lending is reaching Southeast Asia's unscored MSMEs
Asia is leading payments modernisation and banks can't afford to fall behind
Investing in an inefficient market
Platinum cards, paper-thin compliance?