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Chinese banks' improved asset quality cannot hide other phantoms
Chinese banks' improved asset quality cannot hide other phantoms
Robust economic growth and, especially, higher industrial prices have pushed up Chinese corporates’ profits since 2016. This comes as an upturn after...
Standard Chartered Bank's CIO Zuzar Tinwalla talks about AI and robotics in Indian banking
He also revealed some of the recent technological innovations launched by Standard Chartered India.
HSBC reveals new appointments in core retail banking and wealth management
The four new appointments are: Cameron Senior as head of wealth & international, Fion Khoh as head of network, Christine Lim as head of direct sales...
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Amazon may buy a bank in 2018; Four US banks' 'living wills' have shortcomings
And Britain's Competition and Markets Authority extends deadline for open banking implementation.
Chart of the Week: See how the loan portfolios of Chinese banks in Hong Kong changed since 1997
Their portfolios are becoming more global.
Thai banks' net interest income to grow 3.8% in 2018
Growth will be moderate despite the increase in loans.
Check out which Singapore bank is the most cost-efficient
It has the lowest staff cost per employee at US$61,800 (S$83,333). UOB Kay Hian reports OCBC leads in cost efficiency with the lowest staff cost per...
Malaysian banks' earnings growth to slip to 6.5% in 2018
It's a steep decline from the 13.4% profit growth in 2017.
How will the IFRS 9 implementation in 2018 affect banks?
The financial impact should be moderate and manageable.
Mobile use at Citi surges 48% in the last 12 months
Mobile is the bank’s fastest-growing digital channel. Mobile banking overtook other digital channels to become the preferred channel used by Citi’s...
Australian banks' asset performance mildly deteriorated in 2017: Moody's
Overdue loans grew despite the fall in impaired loans.
ABN AMRO names Simon Dodd as Asia Pacific head of project finance and Greater China country executive
He joins from Intesa Saopaolo S.p.A. where he was chief executive for Hong Kong and the APAC general manager for the last ten years. Simon has...
Citi Private Bank reveals key appointments in Asia Pacific
Rudolf Hitsch has been appointed North Asia head, Jyrki Rauhio as South Asia head, and Akbar Shah as head of business development at Citi Private Bank...
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Post-crisis banking rules finally signed; Big banks won't support bitcoin futures launch
And find out if 2018 will be the year of the Bank of Amazon.
Chart of the Week: Here's the breakdown of Thai banks' NPL formation over 10 years
NPLs should stay flat in 2018.
Banks urged to brace for geopolitical and regulatory tensions in 2018
Banks also need to prepare for increased competition from non-traditional players.
Kasikornbank's weakening non-interest income to be the key focal point in 2018
It will define how much the bank's earnings will recover.