Malaysia

Malaysian Islamic banks outperform Indonesian counterparts

Malaysian Islamic banks have more established franchises and deeper market penetration.

Malaysian banks' loan-to-deposit ratio shows signs of an 'anomaly'

The ratio dipped to 87.7% despite contraction in deposits.

Alliance Bank Malaysia CEO Joel Kornreich talks about managing a bank through crises

Joel Kornreich taps into his past experiences to strategize for the future.

CIMB Group chairman Nazir Razak takes leave over US$7m transfer investigation

The Board of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad announced at its 59th Annual General Meeting today that Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak will take a voluntary leave of absence from his positions as Chairman of CIMB Group and Director of CIMB Bank, with effect from close of business today till the completion of an ongoing Board review on the banking activities relating to his personal account, first reported by the Wall Street Journal on 31 March 2016.

Malaysia's industry loan growth disappoints as household loans slip to just 7%

A mere 6.5% loan growth is forecast for 2016. According to Maybank Kim Eng, industry loan growth continues to slow, with the moderation in HH loan growth notably more significant in Feb 2016.