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NAB profit falls 9.1% in 2026 as bad debt charges surge
NAB profit falls 9.1% in 2026 as bad debt charges surge
Operating expenses climbed 18.2% to $8.1b despite higher lending volumes.
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Westpac net profit dip 1% to $4.77b in FY2026
CET1 ratio is 12.5%, above its target, but 7bp lower than in 2025.
1 day ago
China Big 4 banks grow profit on interest income despite weak fees
Fee income is expected to recover in 2027 from a low base and rising household wealth.
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ANZ hires HSBC liquidity chief John Hoque as group treasurer
Hoque previously held senior roles at Standard Chartered, NatWest Markets, and Resolution Life.
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Philippine banks trail ASEAN peers as customers struggle to reach agents
Improving service responsiveness and consistency is key, Twimbit said.
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Japan megabank profits seen rising as rates lift loan margins
Stable credit costs will strengthen profitability.
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HDFC’s business banking head Sanjay Souza retires after 27 years
Souza was a senior management personnel of the bank.
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Korean banks eye higher margins and up to 7% loan growth in 2027
Loan growth accelerated in the third quarter, but funding costs also rose faster.
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Visa found 46% of Asia-Pacific consumers expect to use stablecoins within five years.
Indonesian banks face tight liquidity and soft loan growth in Q4
Large corporate loan books will keep their asset quality well-supported, said CreditSights.
PBCOM names two branch banking heads
President and CEO John Ong has been approved as a full member of the trust committee.
BPI logs $766.6m net income in 9M as provisions surge 69.2%
Operating expenses are up 12.5% and fee income also grew.
BPI names Ginbee Go as next CEO as TG Limcaoco steps down
Limcaoco will transition to senior governance roles in Ayala Group companies.
Tokenised money to enable better governance and liquidity management: poll
Nearly 7 in 10 expect it to strengthen internal controls and governance, DBS and EY found.
ANZ reclassifies loans and revenues in divisional reporting overhaul
It now presents its net fee and commissions income separately.
NAB joins estateXchange to digitise deceased estate administration
It gives users an internal verified list of banks, super funds, registries, amongst others.
Citi Korea names Kyoung-Ho Kim as country officer and banking head
Kim has worked with Citi since 2001.
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