Retail Banking

Indonesia wants reciprocity in Singapore operations

Indonesian banks should be given equal treatment in operating in Singapore as a condition for the approval of DBS Bank’s bid for Bank Danamon.

Indonesia wants reciprocity in Singapore operations

Indonesian banks should be given equal treatment in operating in Singapore as a condition for the approval of DBS Bank’s bid for Bank Danamon.

Maybank looking to bid for Philippine Islamic bank

Maybank may bid for Al Amanah Islamic Bank of the Philippines, who is looking to sell a 49% to 100% stake.

RHB Capital expects to begin Indonesia banking this year

A Malaysian financial group remains undeterred by Indonesian moves to cap foreign ownership in its banks.

ING Commercial Banking Asia expands into Vietnam

It will open a representative office in Hanoi on May 7.

Panin Group sees no Bank Panin sale this year

Panin Group does not expect to sell its controlling 46 per cent stake in Bank Pan Indonesia this year due anticipated strong growth.

Panin Bank hopes to boost capital by $272.9M

Panin Bank hopes to raise as much as US$272.9 million from the financial markets to strengthen its capitalization.

HSBC sells Korean retail operations

HSBC’s international restructuring has hammered its operations in South Korea.

Dhanlaxmi Bank tries to regain investor confidence

Dhanlaxmi Bank will focus on increasing its retail business and cutting costs, CEO PG Jayakuma announced in trying to regain investor confidence.

Miah promoted deputy managing director of Exim Bank

Sirajul Haque Miah has been promoted as the deputy managing director of Exim Bank.

"SMEs are the lifeblood of the economy": Standard Chartered's Tim Hinton

Hinton, Standard Chartered's new global head for SME banking, aims to put greater focus on developing and rewarding staff while giving customers...

Will Singapore banks suffer from lower earnings in 2012?

According to reports, Singapore banks may have to bear the brunt of flat interest margins and low loan growth, but will they really be hit that hard...

China hammers big banks again, warns of severe punishment

China is putting increasing pressure on state-owned banks to reform.

Bank Muamalat anticipates lower 2012 profit

Bank Muamalat is expecting its pre-tax profit for the financial year ending March 31, 2012 to go down from the preceding year.

St. George Bank staffers await promised bonuses

St. George Bank agreed to pay seven former staff the "retention incentive bonus" promised to 118 key staff nearly four years ago.

Kumar is new Prime Bank deputy managing director

Kanti Kumar has joined Prime Bank as deputy managing director.

Merican appointed Maybank Group CFO

Mohamed Rafique Merican Mohd Wahiduddin has been appointed Maybank's Group Chief Financial Officer effective June 1.

OCB's after-tax profit remains unchanged at $15.38M

Orient Commercial Bank generated an after tax profit of VND302 billion or US$15.38 million last year, same as in 2010.