News
Indian banks' loans rise at slower pace
Down almost 5% year-on-year.
Find out why UOB stands out among the Singapore banks
It has the highest level of general provision reserves.
BDO's net income more than doubled to P14.1b
Total deposits broke the 1 trillion mark.
3 reasons why Singapore banks will likely be hurt by bearish trading income
Could the bond market sell-off be among them?
OCBC's treasury earnings to revert to historical averages for the next 3 years
Potential turnaround in NIMs is also a catalyst.
Chinese banks up lending to SMEs
Will also improve financial environment for these firms.
What to expect from Singapore banks' NIMs when long-term rates increase
Which bank could benefit the most?
This is what makes BOC unique among all of China's commercial banks
25% of its assets are outside China.
Malaysia Exim-Bank to increase shariah loan portfolio
Encouraged by growing demand and acceptance for shariah loans.
Chinese banks post slowest asset increase rate in two years
Report 13.5% rise in assets.
Singapore, Japan establish cross-border collateral deal
To enhance financial stability in Singapore.
China working on QDII2 regulations
To protect interests of small and medium-sized investors.
Why Mandiri does not need to compete aggressively for deposits
It has low loan-to-deposit ratio.
Indonesian banks with higher NPLs warned of negative surprises ahead
Asset quality issues may be raised for some banks.
How CIMB Niaga will be affected by tightening liquidity
Analyst reveals two possible risks.
China banks predicted to have steady profit growth at 11% in 1H13
CCB expected to deliver higher profit growth.
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