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Sri Lankan banks to benefit from higher minimum capital requirements

Commercial banks' minimum capital requirements up from US$67m to US$134m.

Sri Lankan banks to benefit from higher minimum capital requirements

Commercial banks' minimum capital requirements up from US$67m to US$134m.

Citi names Fabio Fontainha ASEAN head of consumer banking

Citi has appointed Fabio Fontainha ASEAN Head of Consumer Banking, effective December 1. Fabio will be based in Singapore and will report to Anand...

CIMB's NIM down to 2.58% in 3Q16

Blame it on higher funding costs in Malaysia.

Chart of the Week: Vietnam banks' capital buffers to remain under pressure

The banks' capital adequacy ratios are arely above the minimum requirement of 9%.

Hong Kong banks bear the brunt of China's crisis

Analysts remain bearish amidst weak growth in China and plans of further monetary tightening in the US.

The 2nd ASEAN Insurance Conference to be held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on November 23

Around 250 insurance companies and regulators are expected to attend.

HSBC's pre-tax profit down 86% to $843m in 3Q16

No thanks to the $1.7b loss on the sale of its Brazilian operations.

India's state banks shaken by inadequate capital

Some are at risk of breaching their capital triggers, says Fitch.