Retail Banking
Philippine banks' loan-to-deposit ratio among the lowest in Asia
Philippine banks' loan-to-deposit ratio among the lowest in Asia
This reduces refinancing risk in the banking system.
Korean banks to suffer from domestic political instability
Political instability may delay legislation that introduces a bail-in feature.
Gross NPA ratio of Indian banks rose to a 14-year high of 9.1% in September 2016
Poor banking sector profitability looms over the next months.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: HSBC to cut 380 jobs in the UK; EU mulls testing banks' defenses against cyberattacks; Will banks move to Amsterdam post-Brexit?
And banks are urged to offer assistance to customers with mental health problems.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' NPL ratios higher than their global peers'
OCBC has the highest proportion of overseas NPLs.
Full financial integration amongst ASEAN banks "a very distant goal": Fitch
ASEAN's lack of strong central authority is taking its toll on integration.
Guess which sector will remain a drag on Singapore banks' asset quality in 2017
Loans to this sector comprise 1-3% of the banks' gross loans.
Asian Banking and Finance 2017 Retail Banking Forum launches in Manila
The Manila leg will take place on February 15 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.
Hong Kong banks to cut down lending to Chinese SOEs
The sector is suffering from its mainland exposure.
Solvency issues weighing heavily on the Singapore banking sector
But optimists insist the worst is over. When credit rating agency Fitch Ratings downgraded its sector outlook for Singapore banks to “negative” last...
Siam Commercial Bank's NPLs fell by only US$113m in 4Q16
NPLs among SMEs increased in 4Q16.
Standard Chartered Bank enters 15-year bancassurance agreement with Allianz
The arrangements will be implemented in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
Australian banks haunted by financial instability risks from the property market
Banks will have to guard against any potential losses.
Chinese banks' deteriorating asset quality mitigated by debt to equity swaps
8% special-mention loans is already offloaded.
Singapore banks' capital ratios to remain stable over the next 12-18 months
DBS, OCBC and UOB have strong CET1 ratios of 12-14%.
KBANK not comfortable with having a lower coverage ratio than its competitors: analyst
It now stands at 130%.
2 risks that TMB Bank must face in 2017
Export-oriented SME loans is one.