Retail Banking
CIMB likely to fall short of its 10% loan growth target this year
Loan growth in 1Q16 was a mere 5.6%.
CIMB likely to fall short of its 10% loan growth target this year
Loan growth in 1Q16 was a mere 5.6%.
Bangkok Bank's net profit plunges 14% in 2Q16
Investment gains also declined 97%.
Managing director Felimy Greene on Citi's digital drive: Only 5% of all transactions happen inside a branch
The bank is also getting one in five credit card signups online.
Citi, Krungsri, OCBC, TEB, and United Amara Bank reveal their digital strategies in Asia
Is digital banking about to replace the branch experience?
Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2016 honours more than 80 winning companies
It was the biggest ABF Awards in history, with over 230 attendees.
Australian banks' NIMs to be hit by prolonged period of low interest rates
Multiple headwinds put pressure on the banks' credit profiles.
OCBC merges two banking subsidiaries in China to establish OCBC Wing Hang China
It aims to comply with China’s single presence policy.
Here's why analysts are concerned at Singapore banks' rapid expansion into China
The banks’ exposure to the country has risen to 22.5%.
Why DBS isn’t fazed by its slowing loan growth
It isn’t too exposed to China trade loans.
Bank Central Asia’s net profit jumps by 11.4% to IDR7.6t in May
On back of its roaring loan growth.
BDO Unibank poised for a capital-raising spree as loan growth flourishes
The government’s target of infrastructure spending is also up.
Should Thai banks be worried about regulator's plan to curb interest charges?
It may prove disruptive to banks.
Siam Commercial Bank could reduce credit costs in 2H16 on back of improving NPLs
The bank's NPLs fell by 22bps in 1Q16.
OCBC’s NPL to crumble further in H2 on back of O&G exposure
Its Q2 spike will be short-lived.
Malaysian banks' loan growth tapered off to 6.2%
But industry loans grew 2.2%.
BIDV, Vietinbank, Vietcombank propose increasing foreign ownership limitation to 35%
Reducing the ownership of the State bank in their banks is another option.
Will Brexit force banks to relocate their headquarters?
What effect does the Brexit vote has on these banks?