Retail Banking
Yes Bank eyes acquisitions for expansion goals
Yes Bank is open to acquisitions in banking, broking and asset management businesses.
Yes Bank eyes acquisitions for expansion goals
Yes Bank is open to acquisitions in banking, broking and asset management businesses.
OCBC's focus on higher-yielding unsecured personal lending may be futile
It's not enough to offset higher funding costs.
2 risks that could drag UOB down
Worse-than-expected margin deterioration is one risk.
Singapore banks must brace for flat underlying earnings growth in 2013
Mild uptick in credit costs offsets single-digit revenue growth, says Barclays.
Krung Thai Bank eyes 15% fee income growth for 2013
It will benefit from the government’s THB2t infrastructure spending over the next seven years.
Philippine banks to raise more capital to meet Basel 3 guidelines
Maybank says capital instruments issued in 2011 will be qualified until 2015 but older issuances will be ineligible.
HKMA warns of fraudulent website
Some fraud is pretending to be HSBC.
What are the implications of China's tightened wealth management regulations?
Analysts warn that small banks may suffer and growth of the wealth management sector may slow down.
Sumitomo Mitsui’s market value rises by 5.1%
Recent stock market rally also benefits other Japanese megabanks.
Borromeo appointed Plantersbank President
Veteran banker leads Philippines’ largest lender to small and medium enterprises.
Hong Kong enhances ATM services security
A new security feature will take effect in March.
Union Bank of the Philippines surprises with Php7.6b profits in 2012
It's 8.5% higher than analyst's estimates.
Goldman Sachs cuts its stake in ICBC for the fifth time since 2009
GS sold around 1.34b H-shares of ICBC.
Bank Negara Indonesia to sell stakes in BNI Life Insurance
Auction may be done after mid February.
Maybank eyes Muslim market in southern Philippines
Maybank will expand its financial services and investing in the Mindanao region of the Philippines.
India's Canara Bank targets 2,000 new ATMs by March 2014
Canara Bank can boast of having 5,000 ATMs by the end of next fiscal.
Metrobank's loan growth forecast to increase 15% in 2013
Transaction fee income is an impetus for earnings expansion.