Retail Banking

S. Korean banks' net down 4.1% in Q3

Blame it on shrinking interest income.

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank's net profit up 28.1% to RMB1.36bn

But the 51% slump in net fee income was disappointing.

Minsheng Bank's MSE loan growth rebounds by RMB29.9bn

The momentum is expected to continue into 4Q12.

Asian banks urged to build AML compliance programs

Asian banking operations face increasing exposure from regulators around the world to AML regulations – though the pressure locally is diverse in...

Korea's KB Financial net falls 29.2% in Q3

Net profit down by 29.2 percent. For that decline, KB Financial Group is blaming squeezed profit margins and higher loan-loss reserves.

Analyst worried over BOCHK's unsustainable trading income-driven revenue

But pre-provision operating profit rose by 5% to HKD18.9b in the first nine months of 2012.

OCBC to suffer from rising earnings headwinds

Higher-yielding unsecured personal lending will not be enough to offset higher funding costs.

UOB set to grow in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia

But the bank may suffer from currency translation losses.