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.
Singapore banks' net profit may have declined 9% in 4Q12
Decreasing NIM is the culprit.
RMB deposits in Hong Kong rose by 5.6% to RMB603b
It's 9.1% of total deposits.
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.
OCBC's focus on higher-yielding unsecured personal lending may be futile
It's not enough to offset higher funding costs.
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.
Union Bank of the Philippines surprises with Php7.6b profits in 2012
It's 8.5% higher than analyst's estimates.