The Asian Banker 500 Feb 23 APAC banks put up strong showing despite looming risks Bank of China (Hong Kong) once again topped the annual ranking of AB500 Strongest Banks Indonesian banking sector recorded the... 6005
The Asian Banker 500 Feb 23 APAC regulators move to clean up asset quality and conduct issues Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) overtook Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) to become the largest bank in Australia. <... 5732
Opinions Feb 23 CEOs of Singapore’s three largest local banks topped bank CEO remuneration ranking Piyush Gupta, Samuel N. Tsien, and Wee Ee Cheong from DBS, OCBC and UOB were among the highest paid bank chiefs in the Asia Pacific region in 2017,... 8534
Datafiles Feb 23 Tougher regulations led to slower retail lending growth in Asia Pacific In China, retail lending growth of the banking system fell significantly in 2017 Australia, China, India, South Korea and Thailand... 492
Datafiles Feb 23 Mortgages in China and Hong Kong to witness moderate growth Hong Kong banks’ mortgage loan growth improved the most in 2017 but they will find it hard to sustain it because of the interest rate hike... 14280
Datafiles Feb 23 Bank-backed mobile wallets are a work in progress Large tech firms have strong brand recognition, direct relationship with wide user bases and immense data sets, while banks have advantages ... 14644
Datafiles Feb 23 Digital-only banks face issues of licensing, scale and profitability as it aims to challenge traditional banks Compared to Europe and the US, most digital-only players in Asia and the Middle East and Africa have commercial banks behind them ... 9352
Datafiles Feb 23 Heavy household debt burden poses risks in some Asia Pacific countries A 5% increase in the household debt to gross domestic production (GDP) ratio over a three-year period is e... 9982
Research Note Feb 23 Digitalisation and internationalisation - Key elements of employment trends Banks in Asia Pacific will continue to have relatively stable front office recruitment, as banks seek for young talents to provide fresh ins... 33494
Research Note Feb 23 Brighter near-term outlook belies real risks Banks’ asset quality metrics is expected to improve moderately in 2018 Tighter regulations, including those on banks’ interban... 35339
AB500 Feb 23 Capital and liquidity improved in the Middle East 2016 has been a challenging year for Middle Eastern banks, due to low oil prices, economic uncertainty and political instability in the regi... 8776
AB500 Feb 23 Stronger balance sheets, weaker profits Bank of China (Hong Kong) topped the annual ranking of AB500 Strongest Banks, with the strength score increasing from 4.14 in the previous y... 3595
AB500 Feb 23 An unrelenting lack of normality Chinese banks continued to dominate the list of AB 500 largest banks and also the list of the top 20 largest banks Basel capital a... 5382
Research Note Feb 23 Asia Pacific banks remain unfazed by asset quality pressure Slower economic growth and worse employment situations have led to higher retail non-performing loan (NPL) ratios in Asia Pacific ... 12761
Research Note Feb 23 TAB - Markets are now disrupted - edit kd ( Without Standfirst and bullets) Global developments, costly regulations and fintechs are disrupting today’s markets The near-term outlook for the global... 2585
Research Note Feb 23 TAB FOF Frictionless Roundup - edit kd ( Without Standfirst and bullets) From payments to supply chain, transaction banks are facing increasingly fierce competition from both tradition... 2584
Research Note Feb 23 The future of wealth - how modern technology affected investing and entrepreneurship Wealth should not anymore be defined as mere accumulation of money and material assets but of finding and making profitable business opportu... 2593
Research Note Feb 23 The Future of Finance Summit - Leadership in the digital economy track round-up Financial Institutions (FI) need to rethink strategy, adopt leaner and new collaborative models with technology as the key enabler. Mobile w... 2589
Research Note Feb 23 Asia Pacific banks are leveraging on technology to remain competitive in a muted unsecured loan market Tighter unsecured lending standards led to slower unsecured loan growth in Singapore from 2014 to 2016 Cautious lending and compet... 3268
Case Study Feb 23 Enhancing operational efficiency and transforming mortgage experience through a cloud platform Traditional mortgage lending process was complicated by paper-based systems, excessive manual operations, and lack of consistent communicati... 2994
