Retail Banking
Westpac full year profit up 84% to $6.5bln
Westpac full year profit up 84% to $6.5bln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	A sharp decrease in impairment or bad loan charges drove the lender’s profit up.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chinatrust expects profit to soar to $344.5mln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Chinatrust might sign an MOU with the Bank of China for cooperation in financial services.
                    
                                        
                    
                OCBC’s private banking arm sees 20% profit surge
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Bank of Singapore expects assets from European clients to double next year as they park their money in the Asia-Pacific.
                    
                                        
                    
                Sarasin appoints Michael Coglin Chief Investment Officer Asia
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Harvard-educated Coglin has 20 years of experience in providing exceptional private banking services to clients.
                    
                                        
                    
                China’s AgBank confident on meeting $12.42bln target
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The lender has no immediate plan to buy a foreign company as central bank's recent move won't affect it much.
                    
                                        
                    
                Woori Bank seeks a consortium of investors
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Woori wants non-financial firms to divide the 57% stake, worth around $6bln.
                    
                                        
                    
                OCBC third quarter profit up 27% to $442mln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Net profit is higher by $45mln than analysts had expected behind falling bad debt charges and higher insurance income.
                    
                                        
                    
                BPI nine month profit up 24% to $212.62mln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Improving economy and a low interest environment spurred the lender's loan growth and noninterest income.
                    
                                        
                    
                China Minsheng Bank profit up 46.5% to $619.5mln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	China Minsheng Banking Corporation recorded a 46.48 percent year-on-year increase in third quarter net profit attributable to shareholders to 4.14...
                    
                                        
                    
                Korea sets deadline for Woori sale at November
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Hana Financial is seen as a potential bidder for $6bln sale of 57% stake in Woori.
                    
                                        
                    
                ANZ sees upcoming end of KEB deal
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The lender expects Asia to contributing a third of profit in medium-term as KEB due diligence is nearing completion.
                    
                                        
                    
                ICBC third quarter profit up 27% to $6.4bln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The lender acquired a small insurer to initiate step toward its goal of becoming a financial conglomerate.
                    
                                        
                    
                China regulator penalises lenders for 'hot money' inflows
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Branches of BEA and BoC among the eight cases that made 197 illegal transactions totaling $7.34bln.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank of Communications profit up 24% to $1.37bln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Despite double digit growth, third quarter profit still fell short of the $1.42bln median analysts’ estimate.
                    
                                        
                    
                Bank Rakyat profit up 35% to $321.53mln
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Financing income rises for the first nine months behind strong growth in all business segments.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam grants license to Bank of Communications
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	Opening a branch in Ho Chi Minh City is part of its move to expand its 10 overseas branches.
                    
                                        
                    
                Danamon plans to launch $330mln bonds in November
                                                                                                 
                        
                          	The lender to use the proceeds to bolster its long-term targets as its CAR stood at 16.4%.
                    
                                        
                    
                 
                                 
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
                	         
								 
						 
								 
						 
								 
								 
						 
						 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                