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Asian growth pushes HSBC profits to $22B
HSBC made a $21.9 billion profit last year, the largest among western banks, as its strength in Asia helped it cope with a euro zone debt crisis.
Asian growth pushes HSBC profits to $22B
HSBC made a $21.9 billion profit last year, the largest among western banks, as its strength in Asia helped it cope with a euro zone debt crisis.
Government limitations to provide liquidity for AsiaPac banks
Floating exchange rate regimes in Asia Pacific countries give governments flexibility to provide liquidity support to the banks, but not in Hong Kong...
BofA ramps up China expansion
America’s second largest bank wants to be among the Big Boys in China’s banking industry.
CIMB Niaga goes mobile
Mobile banking has come to Indonesia’s fifth largest bank and its third largest mortgage provider.
CIMB appoints Hatao non-independent non-exec director
The CIMB Group has appointed Katsumi Hatao as its non-independent non-executive director.
Maybank pre-tax profit up in first 6 months
Maybank posted RM3.563 billion or US$1.18 billion in pre-tax profit in the first six months ended Dec 31, 2011.
Asian banks to be mired in FATCA’s worrisome regulations
Asian banks will have to brace for financial concerns, operational burden, and data privacy dilemmas brought about by FATCA - but these are not the...
India wants far stronger banks
The tough liquidity ratios that allowed India’s banking system to withstand the worst of The Great Recession will get even tougher.
Permata Bank posts stellar income
Bank Permata reported an increase in profit last year as loan demand by Indonesian consumers and corporations rose and the economy grew.
CIMB Niaga boss sees bankers profiting in Indonesia's golden years
CIMB Niaga's president director Arwin Rasyid says Indonesia is in its “golden years” and lenders will benefit.
Perilous situation: More bad loans face Chinese banks
The souring Chinese economy continues to dent the bottom line of Chinese banks.
Graph of the Week: Higher credit costs to hit Hong Kong in 2012
Blame it on lower global economic activity, weakening domestic property markets, and higher inflation.
Worries over funding costs in Hong Kong loom in 2012
Given the challenges in credit growth and deposit, Fitch warns of some increase in funding costs.
OCBC reports rosy results
The Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd, Singapore’s largest local bank by market capitalisation, has reported encouraging operating results for...
NamA Bank classified as having average operations
NamA Bank has been categorised in the Group 2, among banks with average operations, by the State Bank of Vietnam.
Bangladesh's current account shows more surplus in December
Bangladesh's current account balance recorded more surplus in December due to more remittance inflow and increase in export.
CIMB's keeps focus on Asean amid RBS acquisition plan
CIMB Group’s Asian expansion plan will not be significantly impacted by its purported acquisition of Asian assets of the RBS.