Retail Banking

Thailand's BAY to keep focus on retail lending

Thailand's BAY to keep focus on retail lending

Bank of Ayudhya will maintain focus on retail loans, which account for 49 per cent of its lending portfolio.

4 key takeaways from Barclays' China bank field trip

Leadership transition in March could bring certain policy redirections in 2H12.

Security Bank added 72 branches in 2012

Its now has 208 branches in the Philippines.

Yes Bank eyes acquisitions for expansion goals

Yes Bank is open to acquisitions in banking, broking and asset management businesses.

2 risks that could drag UOB down

Worse-than-expected margin deterioration is one risk.

Singapore banks must brace for flat underlying earnings growth in 2013

Mild uptick in credit costs offsets single-digit revenue growth, says Barclays.

Krung Thai Bank eyes 15% fee income growth for 2013

It will benefit from the government’s THB2t infrastructure spending over the next seven years.

Philippine banks to raise more capital to meet Basel 3 guidelines

Maybank says capital instruments issued in 2011 will be qualified until 2015 but older issuances will be ineligible.

HKMA warns of fraudulent website

Some fraud is pretending to be HSBC.

What are the implications of China's tightened wealth management regulations?

Analysts warn that small banks may suffer and growth of the wealth management sector may slow down.

Sumitomo Mitsui’s market value rises by 5.1%

Recent stock market rally also benefits other Japanese megabanks.

Borromeo appointed Plantersbank President

Veteran banker leads Philippines’ largest lender to small and medium enterprises.

Hong Kong enhances ATM services security

A new security feature will take effect in March.