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South Korean banks stay ahead despite digital surge: report
Fintech companies will stay focused on money transfers and other simple transaction services.
South Korean banks stay ahead despite digital surge: report
Fintech companies will stay focused on money transfers and other simple transaction services.
Australian banks asset quality still strong despite surging mortgage arrears
Capital ratios of major banks rose ahead of higher capital requirements by 1 January.
APAC banks to face rising bad loans, shrinking margins in 2020: Moody's
Rising credit provisions amidst falling interest rates will add pressure to banks’ profits.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Morgan Stanley cuts 2% of its workforce; Saga floats virtual currency
And Swedbank overhauls top management after a money laundering scandal.
Hang Seng Bank names Yeo Chee Leong as new chief risk officer
He previously served as head of wholesale credit and market risk for two years.
Malaysian SMEs complete UOB-backed digitisation programme
It is expected to improve their productivity by up to 30%.
China to list 10 commercial banks as D-SIBS
The ‘big’ four banks are likely to fall one rank below being identified as most systemically important.
Retail investors opt out of Postal Savings Bank of China's Shanghai listing
China’s biggest bank by branches is seeking up to $4b in proceeds.
Tougher times ahead for APAC banks as their risk appetite grows
Conditions make it hard for banks to boost earnings without taking more risk.
Weekly Global News Wrap: Deutsche Bank sells $50b in assets to Goldman Sachs; Lebanon to slash interest rates
And 37 emerging markets cut their benchmark interest rates in November.
Chinese regulation on ‘too big to fail' banks could reduce financial risk: analysts
It will improve transparency in the sector.
China's banks asset quality deteriorates as NPLs mount
NPL ratio climbed 3 bps compared to end-2018.
Profit headwinds push banks to increase risk appetite
Asset quality metrics in APAC banks do not reflect the risks, Fitch noted.
Asset headwinds spell trouble for Singapore banks
OCBC and UOB have both flagged downgrades in some of their corporate accounts.
Unhedged investments threaten Japan banks' overseas profits
This is expanding into leveraged loans and collateralised loan obligations (CLOs).
Westpac chairman, CEO to step down amidst money laundering probe
The bank is the third of Australia’s major banks to lose executives after scandals for the past year.
Japan banks' profit declines to persist despite overseas expansion
Any gains overseas will not be able to equal the size of domestic assets.