Retail Banking

Indonesia to allow state lenders to own multiple banks

Indonesia to allow state lenders to own multiple banks

Indonesia may allow state banks to have majority ownership of more than one lender. 

AmBank Group's pre-tax profit up in Q3

The AmBank Group experienced a surge in pre- tax profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2012 to to RM504.31 million.

Philippines' UCPB posts 22% net income increase

UCPB registered a net income of P3.73 billion for 2012 boosted by its loan protfolio and  trading and securities earnings.

It's high time to educate the new generation of retail bankers

The banking model is fatally flawed. It’s time to break up the universal banks, separate the cavalier commercial arm from the retail element, and...

3 possible reasons why Malaysian banks are the laggards of the region

They have underperformed significantly vs their Asean peers.

BDO and BPI to be hit the hardest by policy reform in reserves on trust

Foregone trust income could range from a low of PHP20m to as high as PHP440m.

Check out how Citi's new 'smart-banking' machine lets you bank outside of the branch

You can start a transaction on a mobile device and complete it on Citibank Express.

Bank Danamon's CASA portion improves to 47% of total deposits

But growth wasn't fast enough that LDR reached 101%.

RCBC profit up to US$153 million

Loans to SMEs and forex gains fuel profit increase in 2012.

Impairment charges drops BNZ profit

Bank of New Zealand reports a 56% fall in first-quarter profit.

Chinese banks' deposits grew RMB1.11t in January

Find out what factors spurred the growth.

OCBC Bank suffered from margin pressure

Pressure was evident in Singapore, Indonesia, and China.

Nomura predicts slower profit growth for Philippine banks

Investors are urged to cut their holdings in Philippine banks.