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Malaysian banks 'comfortably meeting' the set minimums for Basel III

The level of countercyclical buffer required will be the next closely watched milestone.

A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F

Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.

Hong Leong Bank's core equity Tier-1 ratio to increase to 9.7% by FY15

Enough to meet any countercyclical buffers imposed by Bank Negara.

Philippines' BDO boosts net income by 36% to P14.3b

BDO Unibank's net income jumped 36 percent courtesy of its robust lending, deposit-taking, and fee-based businesses.

Bank of East Asia posted ~USD780m net profit for FY12

Barclays cites 3 reasons behind the profit beat.

Indian billionaires vie to establish new banks

India’s bid to boost lending allows corporations to open banks.

Bangkok Bank to expand personal loan offering

Bangkok Bank is studying he best way to expand in the personal loans sector.

StanChart Korea finds itself in hot water

Three state regulators took turns putting the squeeze on Standard Chartered Bank Korea.

Hong Kong banks' earnings to only grow 5% in 2013

Blame it on abundant liquidity conditions exacerbated by weaker loan demand.