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Recapitalisations and bailouts begin for Chinese banks
Recapitalisations and bailouts begin for Chinese banks
It's time to clean up the banking sector.
Stronger local currency squeezes Singapore banks' NIMs in 2Q16
Average net interest margin was at 1.74%.
Chart of the Week: What caused Indonesian banks' asset quality to deteriorate over the last five quarters?
Impact from commodity prices is one.
3 segments that are most at risk of higher delinquencies for Hong Kong banks
One segment accounts for 67% of all bank loans.
Can Indonesian banks be 'sufficiently enticed' to set up base in Malaysia?
It might be a long shot given the disparity in equity returns.
Proposed stricter regulations to address key wealth management risks in China
Risks include banks' losses from their own investments.
Plummeting oil prices slam Singapore banks with stressed assets
OCBC’s nonperforming assets surged 91% in Q2.
Chinese banks' asset quality risks rise as leverage grows rapidly
There are two scenarios to help frame the potential scale of risk and policy solutions.
Malaysian banks' individual deposit growth hits all-time low of 4.4%
Loan growth also slipped further to 5.6% in June.
Singapore banks’ lacklustre results reveal glaring weakness in asset quality: Moody’s
Non-performing loans are at a disappointing uptrend.
How risky are Hong Kong banks' rising financial linkages with Mainland China?
Gross Mainland exposures accounted for 22.1% of system assets.
Australian banks' net interest income growth suffering from a weak housing market
Westpac has alreadly limited loans from 95% to 80% of the home value.
Pressures on India's public banks to remain despite the USD3.4bn capital injection
Indian banks will need USD90bn in total additional capital to meet Basel III requirements.
Singapore banks' problem loans ratio to increase to 1.8% by end-2017
Expect weaker quality loans in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and China.
Asian Banking and Finance Awards 2016 honours more than 80 winning companies
It was the biggest ABF Awards in history, with over 230 attendees.
Indian banks plagued with significant amounts of NPLs
Gross NPL ratio increased sharply to 7.6% in March.
Australian banks' NIMs to be hit by prolonged period of low interest rates
Multiple headwinds put pressure on the banks' credit profiles.