Retail Banking
Bank of the Philippine Islands' NPL ratio improves to 1.5% in Q1
Bank of the Philippine Islands' NPL ratio improves to 1.5% in Q1
The bank's credit cost is expected to be 41bps in FY17.
Bank of Singapore to hire more relationship managers
It added 20 relationship managers in Hong Kong this year.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group hit by negative rates and shrinking margins
Profits could be slashed by up to $900,000 over the next three years.
Chart of the Day: Singapore banks' loan growth is recovering
Loan growth is expected to hit 6-7% for 2017-2018.
Australia delays first payment of $4.6b bank levy by three months
It will now be due in March.
Asian banks to ride on the 6% economic growth in the next five years
Growth of Asian economies will surpass the global growth average of 3.7%.
DBS, Nishi-Nippon City Bank collaborate to support Japanese SMEs
They will offer discounting of exports bills.
Credit Suisse, UOB fined for 1MDB-related lapses
Singapore's central bank imposed fines of more than $1.1m in total.
China to intensify crackdown on shadow banking sector as credit risk rises
Regulators have already used administrative methods to control credit growth.
Vietnamese banks still troubled by low capital buffers
But it won't negatively impact financial stability over the near term.
Maybank's net profit up 19.3% to US$397m in Q1
Net operating income also increased 3%.
Vietnamese banks still heavily burdened by delinquent loans
The VAMC has only managed to recoup 20% of the total outstanding bad debt.
CIMB's net profit up 45% to US$275m in Q1
Find out what the positives were for the quarter.
Australian banks concerned over bank levy becoming a 'cookie jar'
The tax is a serious attack on the banks' commercial activities.
Smaller banks to suffer from China's deleveraging efforts
These banks could be forced to cut dividends.
UOB beats DBS, OCBC in net interest income growth for three consecutive quarters
Net interest income grew 2.1% in Q1.
RHB's asset quality stable in Q1
Gross impaired loans ratio slipped to 2.39%.