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Malaysian banks' absolute gross impaired loans up 4.6% in February
Overall GIL ratio is stable at just 1.63%.
Malaysian banks' absolute gross impaired loans up 4.6% in February
Overall GIL ratio is stable at just 1.63%.
India's super bank set to have $550b of assets and 24,000 branches
State Bank of India will merge with five of its subsidiaries.
What are the key culprits behind China's liquidity problem?
Regulation and lack of collateral are to blame.
4 in 5 financial institutions in Singapore fear losing revenue to fintechs
Nine in 10 plan to increase fintech partnerships over the next 3-5 years.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Deutsche Bank executives leave after bonuses were cut; Swiss regulator still investigating 3 banks over 1MDB scandal
JPMorgan spent US$9.5b on tech in 2016, and Lloyds Bank to shrink branches in size.
Chart of the Week: Malaysian banks' loan-to-deposit ratio dipped to 88.7% in February
The loan-to-fund ratio was lower at 83.4%.
How will the new regulatory measures impact Aussie banks?
Regulators issued new limits on interest-only mortgages.
Don't get your hopes up: The worst is not yet over for Chinese banks
This is despite the largest banks' 2016 performance exceeding expectations.
Singapore banks' loan-to-deposit ratio hit 100.4% in February
It's the first reading above 100% in a year.
Malaysian banks' total system deposits grew US$1.6b in February
CASA continued to expand at a faster rate of 5.8%.
Chinese banks exposed to considerable latent asset risks: Moody's
Almost a fifth of corporate debt is supported by cash flows that do not fully cover interest expenses.
Japanese mega banks to issue TLAC bonds worth as much as $81b by end March 2022
They are most likely to issue these in USD.
Why are Hong Kong banks cautious towards lending to mainland state-owned entities?
27% of SOEs are loss-making.
Singapore banks' system loans up 3.5% in February
Loan growth is expected to hit 4% in FY17.
Malaysian banks' loan growth slipped slightly to 5.3% in February
Loan growth slowed across most key sectors.
Chinese banks cut bad loan ratios for 2016
China Construction Bank and Agbank reported lower NPL ratios.
Hong Kong banks team up with Deloitte, HKMA to develop distributed ledger technology proof of concept
Participants include BOCHK, BEA, Hang Seng, HSBC, and StanChart.