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Consequences of China bank ownership reform murky: Fitch
No established precedent for implementation of reforms.
Korean banks to dodge woes of earnings impact from Pantech's court filing
They had already provisioned against exposure.
Retail banking franchise buoyed Commonwealth Bank's FY14 results
It delivered well, to say the least.
Maybank’s loan growth expected to moderate
Partly due to slower Malaysian consumer growth.
Bank loans in Korea slightly climb 0.5% m-m to KRW1,151tn in July
While large corporate loans remained flat.
Challenges hound Vietnam’s sovereign credit profile
For example, inadequate banking system capital levels.
Singapore’s proposed Basel III leverage ratio guidelines are credit positive: Moody's
The new framework will improve disclosure standards.
Singapore’s new LCR is credit positive for largest bank: Moody’s
The LCR will be introduced in January 2015.
Lower credit costs drove Korean banks' profits to KRW3.7 trillion: Moody’s
Policy banks led the higher profits.
These are threats to Australian banks' struggle for solid growth
Don't worry, the country can face them.
Hang Seng Bank's profit tumbled 15.1%
The banks's revenue growth is losing steam.
HSBC's pre-tax profit declines 12.3 YoY at USD12.3b
But its 1H14 results are unsurprising.
Australian banks brace themselves for smooth sailing
Thanks to economic growth and asset quality.
Hang Seng Bank exceeds consensus estimates with 1H14 net profit of HK$8,468mn
Reflecting unexpectedly better non-interest income.
China banks to kick off 1H14 reporting season
Decent average profit growth is expected.
India's Union Bank praised for delivering well on asset quality and NIMs
PPOP also saw positive growth.