Retail Banking

Chinese banks still burdened by tight liquidity

Chinese banks still burdened by tight liquidity

Cuts in required reserve ratios are not enough to fully offset the tighter liquidity conditions, says BBVA.

Malaysia's AFB to implement corporate banking model in Indonesia, Philippines

Asian Finance Bank staged a turnaround for its financial year ended Dec 31, 2011, said CEO Datuk Mohamed Azahari Kamil.

IOB eyes 16-18% credit growth

IOB is eyeing a credit growth of 16-18 percent and deposits growth of 18-20 percent in the current financial year.

HSBC wants more business in India

India is on the top of HSBC's mind but laments the restriction of opening branches.

CIMB, RBS confirms business cooperation

CIMB and RBS confirmed their mutual understanding to cooperate in various areas of business through a cooperation agreement.

Indonesia wants reciprocity in Singapore operations

Indonesian banks should be given equal treatment in operating in Singapore as a condition for the approval of DBS Bank’s bid for Bank Danamon.

Maybank looking to bid for Philippine Islamic bank

Maybank may bid for Al Amanah Islamic Bank of the Philippines, who is looking to sell a 49% to 100% stake.

RHB Capital expects to begin Indonesia banking this year

A Malaysian financial group remains undeterred by Indonesian moves to cap foreign ownership in its banks.

ING Commercial Banking Asia expands into Vietnam

It will open a representative office in Hanoi on May 7.

Panin Group sees no Bank Panin sale this year

Panin Group does not expect to sell its controlling 46 per cent stake in Bank Pan Indonesia this year due anticipated strong growth.

Panin Bank hopes to boost capital by $272.9M

Panin Bank hopes to raise as much as US$272.9 million from the financial markets to strengthen its capitalization.

HSBC sells Korean retail operations

HSBC’s international restructuring has hammered its operations in South Korea.

Dhanlaxmi Bank tries to regain investor confidence

Dhanlaxmi Bank will focus on increasing its retail business and cutting costs, CEO PG Jayakuma announced in trying to regain investor confidence.

Miah promoted deputy managing director of Exim Bank

Sirajul Haque Miah has been promoted as the deputy managing director of Exim Bank.

"SMEs are the lifeblood of the economy": Standard Chartered's Tim Hinton

Hinton, Standard Chartered's new global head for SME banking, aims to put greater focus on developing and rewarding staff while giving customers...

Will Singapore banks suffer from lower earnings in 2012?

According to reports, Singapore banks may have to bear the brunt of flat interest margins and low loan growth, but will they really be hit that hard...

China hammers big banks again, warns of severe punishment

China is putting increasing pressure on state-owned banks to reform.