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Strong SME lending buoys Taiwanese banks' growth prospects

Loans to the SME segment accounted for almost a third of total system loans.

Strong SME lending buoys Taiwanese banks' growth prospects

Loans to the SME segment accounted for almost a third of total system loans.

China's banks are sidestepping the shadow banking crackdown

Issuance of structured deposits surged almost 47% to $1.4t in the year through March.

Why you should be a part of ABF's inaugural Priority Banking & Wealth Management Conference 2018

The event will tackle significant topics on the thriving wealth banking business in Asia.

India's massive bailout fails to buoy banks out of earnings rut

Little will be left for lending from the government’s $32b capital injection.

Foreign banks flock to Australia as local lenders reel from damning probe

Barclays, Societe Generale and ABN AMRO are amongst those taking advantage of the opening.

A tale of two cities: India's newest banks are some of the world's most profitable

AU Small Finance Bank’s return-on-equity hit 56% versus 11% for JPMorgan Chase.

Losses may loom for Singapore banks as water treatment firm Hyflux struggles to stay liquid

Half of the embattled firm’s debt come in the form of unsecured bank loans.

The Philippines cuts bank reserve requirement ratio to 18%

However, the country still has one of the highest RRR levels in Asia.

China's entrusted loans plunge 3.5% in January-April as banks shun shadow finance

Shadow banking growth virtually stopped new contributions to total social financing.

China's payment giants try to conquer Asia's banking scene

Alipay's aggresive Southeast Asian foray is making banks nervous.

Australian banks shrug off damaging probe as earnings rise in 1H2018

Latest financial results show improving asset quality despite an ongoing inquiry into banking malpractice.

Software AG's Jigar Bhansali to discuss how APIs push the frontiers of banking in this year's Retail Banking Forum

He will share how the API has the massive potential to introduce new ways of delivering banking services.

Foreign banks flock to Vietnam

Korean lenders have been eagerly expanding their foothold in the country.

Asian banks may just be at the centre of the trade finance boom

The region is expected to account for over a third of trade flows by 2020.

Singapore banks prefer customer deposits to current and savings accounts

Deposits to current and savings accounts jumped 9-13 ppts over 10 years.

Hong Kong loses to Singapore in managing the assets of the world's wealthy

However, a growing preference of China’s HNWI for closer wealth managers is fast narrowing the gap.