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ANZ opens another gold bullion vault in Asia at the Singapore FreePort
It can store US$2.13 billion worth of gold.
China encourages opening of more private banks
Needed to support cash-starved small firms.
3 biggest reasons behind Chinese banks' TSF drop in July
It fell to RMB 809b.
BEA's impaired loan ratio climbs to 0.38%
Due to credit quality deterioration outside Hong Kong.
Why Moody's recent woe about Singapore banks isn't alarming news
Actually, there's a bigger problem ahead.
Standard Chartered's franchise value in domestic Korean market 'permanently impaired'
The write-down on Korea operation is credit negative.
HSBC's credit quality better than initially expected
Find out what's to blame for the weaker performance.
China to get tougher on foreign banks
But will go easier on local lenders.
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.
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