Retail Banking
Earnings of South Korean Banks nearly 15% down
Earnings of South Korean Banks nearly 15% down
Earnings of four major South Korean banks may have dropped nearly 15 percent on-year in the first half.
RMB trade settlements settled through HK
Eleven percent of China's trade in 1Q12 were RMB trade settlements that were mostly settled through Hong Kong.
Will China continue to benefit from Europe's financial turmoil?
Reports say that Chinese banks grabbed a third of global banking profits in 2011 as European banks retrench - but will this last?
Bank Mandiri targets more low cost funds
Bank Mandiri will focus on increasing its share of low-cost third-party funds such as savings and current accounts to 70 percent.
SBI eyes new clients by waiving minimum balance for savings accounts
The State Bank of India has done away with minimum balance criteria for saving banks account in order toattract new customers.
Chinese banks grab a third of global banking profits in 2011
Europe’s punishing financial turmoil has been good for China’s Big Four banks.
Banking in the New Age
Customer service in banking is one of the most important ways to keep customers coming back. It includes responding to customers’ questions and...
Malaysia's Maybank ready to incorporate retail ops in Singapore
Maybank is prepared to locally incorporate its retail operations in Singapore according to the city state’s government requirement.
Singapore to force foreign banks to incorporate locally
Foreign banks in Singapore holding large deposits may be forced to incorporate their retail operations locally.
Jamil appointed new DMD for United Commercial Bank
Mohammad Shawkat Jamil has been promoted as the deputy managing director of United Commercial Bank.
Operational leadership in retail banking – The last frontier for profits
Leadership, a clear and consistent message, and employee involvement are the keys to productivity in the workplace.
Reports of fat Vietnam bank profits inaccurate: inspectors
Central bank inspectors revealed that banks’ profit in Vietnam for 2011 was not as big as reported by many commercial banks.
Five lenders eye shuttered Philippine bank
Five Philippine financial institutions remain interested in acquiring the assets of bankrupt Export and Industry Bank.
KB Financial shows interest on Woori
KB Kookmin Bank President Min Byung-duk reportedly met with the bank’s labor union and proposed making a bid for Woori if the employees are also in...
Indian government assails downgrade of banks
India vents its anger on the stunning downgrade of some of its larger banks by Fitch Ratings, Ltd.
Habubank-SHB merger enters 2nd of 3 stages
The merger of Habubank and Sai Gon-Ha Noi Bank is soon to reach the second stage of a three-stage process.
CIMB receives good response with Youth Savings Account
CIMB Bank Bhd's youth savings account, YOUth, has attracted 95,000 youth since its launch in June last year.