Retail Banking

UOB's profits up 18% to $2.96b in 2018

Total income for their Retail, Wholesale Banking and Global Markets also rose.

UOB's profits up 18% to $2.96b in 2018

Total income for their Retail, Wholesale Banking and Global Markets also rose.

OCBC profit up 11% to $4.49b in FY18

Net interest income rose 9% to $5.81b.

Europe-based LGT unveils wealth management business in Thailand

LGT Securities will complement the company's private bank efforts in Hong Kong and Singapore.

ICBC receives nod to set up wealth management unit

Nearly 30 banks have announced their intention to dive into this profitable business.

Chart of the Week: Thai banks raise capital shields against bad loans

Total capital adequacy ratios hit 18% in November 2018.

Singapore bank ROEs to hit over 11% in 2020

Thanks to the shift towards fees and commission in the non-interest income mix.

Indian banks swing back into the black in Q4

Earnings hit $21.56m with private banks leading the quarterly gains.

DBS cost-to-income ratio to ease to 43% in 2019

It rose 1.9 ppts in 2018 due to weak trading income and ANZ integration.

DBS full-year profit surged 28% to $4.15b

Fee income hit S$2.78b as led by card and wealth management.

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.