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Mizuho Securities names Atsushi Kikawa as retail and business banking chief
Mizuho Securities names Atsushi Kikawa as retail and business banking chief
Kikawa previously worked at MUFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.
Robot takes over safe deposit access at Shanghai Commercial Bank
It serves more than 1,600 boxes at Kennedy Town branch.
Citibank Korea hits record Q2 profit of $133m on trading surge
Net income rose 86% on growth in non-interest revenue from core businesses.
Consumer lending and bad loan risks mount in Mongolia's banks
CreditSights is encouraged by increasing regulatory efforts to address interconnectedness of companies.
CBA expands rewards program CommBank Yello to home loans and savings
Customers can earn, track, and redeem points for these banking activities beginning 1 October.
NAB Q3 profit rises 9% to $1.28b as loans and deposits grow
Total gross loans rose 6%, with both business and home lending volumes expanding.
Krungsri’s VC company backs three startups in 2026 as portfolio hits $150m
Whale Technologies has the potential to become a native, enterprise-grade AI platform, Krungsri said.
New Zealand legal provision caps ANZ’s Q3 profit growth
Loans, net interest income, and net interest margin all improved during the quarter.
Malaysia’s UBB Investment Bank fined $2.45m for reporting failures
UBBIB also failed to properly identify and verify customers’ identity during onboarding.
Why trust in Asian banking increasingly gets built off the record
What's changed is how much more that private layer now matters relative to public messaging.
Singapore banks’ 2026 profitability lifted by wealth fee growth
The three banks’ capitalisation remains strong, but CET1 ratios are declining.
Hong Kong banks eye higher interest income despite property drag
Commercial real estate remains a key focus of BEA.
IDFC First Bank poised to outpace Indian banks on NIM and loan growth
The bank has the highest NIM of all India-based banks rated by S&P.
OCBC Hong Kong builds executive coaching pool for staff
The bank targets 100 certified coaches across the group by end-2027.
HK banks' mainland sales to slow on new tax rules
Banks will see their fee incomes dip temporarily, S&P said.
ANZ cash profit 1% to $1.34b as NZ provision bites
ANZ said it is disputing a NZ$125m class action ruling.
CBA posts $7.62b full-year profit but logs higher loan impairments
Operating expenses rose 6% in FY2026.
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