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Malaysia’s CIMB Q1 net profit up 10%
CIMB announced a 10.3 percent increase in first-quarter net profit mainly due to stronger regional corporate banking and treasury markets businesses...
Malaysia’s CIMB Q1 net profit up 10%
CIMB announced a 10.3 percent increase in first-quarter net profit mainly due to stronger regional corporate banking and treasury markets businesses...
EastWest Bank records good numbers
The Philippines’ EastWest Banking Corporation posts industry leading numbers for the first quarter.
Hana raided over savings bank scandal
The main office of Hana Capital in southern Seoul have been raided by prosecutors for its role in the Mirae Savings Bank scandal.
Bank Syariah Mandiri posts Q1 net profit of $20.6M
Margin income and profit sharing pushed Bank Syariah Mandiri's first quarter net profit up by 42.87 percent from last year to Rp192.72 billion or US...
Australian and Chinese banks suffer from bank-bashing governments
Why are the banks in two of the world’s better-performing economies under government scrutiny?
Combined market share of Australia's big four banks
They have a combined market capitalisation of $260 billion and account for almost 87% of the home loan market.
Singaporean banks prove resilience in stress test: Fitch
Fitch says Singapore banks can fully absorb asset-quality shocks through their earnings alone, thereby leaving a limited impairment risk on capital.
City Union Bank eyes up to 30% growth
City Union Bank hopes to register a 20-30 percent growth this fiscal amid challenging times. "We hope to maintain a growth rate between 20-30 per...
DongA Bank earns $24M pretax profit in 4 months
DongA Bank generated a pretax profit of VND500 billion or US24 million in the first four months of this year.
Vietinbank to conclude 20% stake sale in Q4
VietinBank will conclude a 20% stake sale to a foreign strategic partner in in the fourth quarter.
AMMB's Pre-Tax Profit Jumps To RM2.082 Billion
AMMB Holdings pre-tax profit for the financial year ended March 31 surged to RM2.082 billion from the RM1.865 billion posted the previous year.
Commonwealth Bank posts lower than expected $1.69B Q1 profit
Commonwealth Bank of Australia posted a net profit of US$1.69 billion for the first three months of 2012.
Bank Simpanan posts $332M net income
Bank Simpanan Nasional increased its net income for financial year ended Dec 31, 2011 to RM1.032 billion or US$332 million.
Solomon Savings Bank CEO arrested for suspected corruption
Prosecutors have arrested the CEO Solomon Savings Bank over allegations he embezzled and illegally lent billions of won.
HSBC to maximize opportunities in Malaysia
While HSBC Malaysia had been growing in the last two years and was looking at its cost base very carefully, it has yet to fully penerate the...
Vietnam's rising loans-to-deposits ratio
The pace of credit growth has outstripped the availability of funds since 2008, says Standard & Poor's.
Will Vietnam reach the 15-17% credit growth rate target this year?
With various difficulties that abound Vietnam's banking system, is the target even possible?