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Hong Leong Bank's core earnings up 10.5% to US$515m in FY17
Pre-provision operating profit expanded a solid 8.8%.
RHB Bank's net profit up 9.4% to US$234m in 1H17
Thanks to lower impairment losses on other assets.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Big US banks could see 20% profit jump; British banks to close 762 branches this year
And find out why Goldman Sachs will explain its trading strategy.
Hong Kong banks' funding and liquidity conditions to remain benign till 2018
But potential funding volatility will come from changes in banks' loan and deposit currency mix.
HSBC appoints Alan Turner as head of commercial banking for Singapore
In this role, Mr Turner will have responsibility for HSBC’s Large Corporates and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) banking segments, as well as...
Singapore banks' wealth management fees to post double-digit growth
It formed up to 44% of banks' commission income in 1H17.
OCBC enables customers to make cashless payments with new mobile keyboard
Customers can now make e-payments without exiting their current mobile app.
Consolidating public sector banks in India still won't improve weak capitalisation
But the mergers could provide scale efficiencies and improve the quality of corporate governance.
Commonwealth Bank to be probed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission also launched its investigation.
Singapore banks' non-interest income to increase by up to 15%
Thanks to wealth management fees and net trading income.
Why Thai banks are well placed to absorb loan losses
They have enough reserves even if 25% of thier restructured loans become NPLs.
Vietnamese banks' asset quality expected to improve with new collateral repossession rules
Banks can now speedily repossess collateral for a nonperforming loan.
How will Indonesian banks' NPLs be impacted by the end of OJK's lenient restructuring?
NPLs will remain close to 3% by the end of 2017.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' ROEs to trend higher into FY18-19E
Maybank Kim Eng outlines three reasons behind this forecast.
OCBC's net profit to grow 3% in the next two years
This will be on the back of higher loan growth.
RHB, AmBank call off merger plans
The banks were not able to reach an agreement on mutually acceptable terms for the merger.
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