Retail Banking

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.

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%.

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.

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.

RHB's asset quality stable in Q1

Gross impaired loans ratio slipped to 2.39%.