News
Bank of East Asia's profits jumped 13% to HK$3.4b
It set a new interim record.
Singapore banks' system loan growth dips to 9.6% in June
What could be the reasons behind it?
Mizuho net profit jumps 35%
Boosted by a rally in Japanese stocks.
SMFG doubles Q1 profit to US$2.9 billion
Equity investments and brokerage unit profit drive growth.
MUFJ reports 40% profit surge
Buoyed by strong performance in its fee-related business.
ICICI Bank makes US$376.7 million net profit
Non-performing loans increase, however.
UOB's mortgage growth rate feared to collapse to 5% in 2014
ven group loan growth could slow.
Bank of East Asia's net profit predicted to drop 12% to HK$2.6b
NIM gains to be modest.
3 reasons why Korean banks' capitalization levels will be well supported in the next 18 months
The slower 2.5% growth in assets is one.
Vietnamese “bad debt bank” now open for business
Mission is to prevent collapse of battered Vietnamese banks.
Mizuho Bank begins offering reverse mortgages to elderly Japanese
Estimates earnings of US$51 billion from product.
Chinese banks boost SME lending
Financial environment for these firms will also improve.
Check out what makes Danamon more susceptible to funding competition
Its CASA portion is one of the lowest.
What you must know about BOC's exposure to asset management companies' debt
It will be positive for NIMs.
3 things everyone must look out for in OCBC's 2Q13 results
Will there be further margin contraction?
StanChart China unveiled domestic mutual funds in Shanghai
Preparation for domestic fund sales began in 2008.
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
The financing challenge behind Asia’s wealth transfer