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Standard Chartered nabs former HSBC global banking head Chow Wan Thonh

She will succeed Patrick Lee who was promoted to CEO in July 2018.

Standard Chartered nabs former HSBC global banking head Chow Wan Thonh

She will succeed Patrick Lee who was promoted to CEO in July 2018.

DBS appoints former Citibank Singapore CEO as group head of strategy and planning

Han Kwee Juan is a veteran banker with a formidable 27-year career experience.

Thailand's GSB expands deposit network

GSB aims to have a total of 226,000 top-up points.

India eyes holding company structure for banks in bid to speed up consolidation: report

It has been proposed that a FHC will have the main bank as subsidiary.

Big Philippine banks' profits rose 9.3% to $3.07b in 2018

Interest earnings buoyed yearly profits despite higher borrowing costs.

Hong Kong mortgage loans down 20.7% to $23.5b in December

Weakening property demand weighed on loan growth.

South Korea's property curbs cool January household loans

The growth was its lowest since November 2017.

Hong Kong banker bonuses drop by a fifth as stock markets fall

Some local brokers had to make do with a lai see.

Malaysian bank loan growth drops further to 5.6% in December

Working capital, construction, home and auto loans weakened.

Taiwanese banks clamp down on Chinese exposure in hunt for fatter margins

Mainland credit exposure has dropped since Q3 2018 and is likely to remain flat in 2019.

Philippine bank accounts up 6.8% to 57.1 million in 2017

The number of unbanked local government units also dipped to 554 from 582.

China urges banks to temper lending in January

Banks typically front-load loans early in the year.

Foreign players can now buy into Myanmar's domestic banks

They can hold up to 35% stake in local lenders.