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Korean banks to suffer from domestic political instability
Korean banks to suffer from domestic political instability
Political instability may delay legislation that introduces a bail-in feature.
Gross NPA ratio of Indian banks rose to a 14-year high of 9.1% in September 2016
Poor banking sector profitability looms over the next months.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: HSBC to cut 380 jobs in the UK; EU mulls testing banks' defenses against cyberattacks; Will banks move to Amsterdam post-Brexit?
And banks are urged to offer assistance to customers with mental health problems.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks' NPL ratios higher than their global peers'
OCBC has the highest proportion of overseas NPLs.
Guess which sector will remain a drag on Singapore banks' asset quality in 2017
Loans to this sector comprise 1-3% of the banks' gross loans.
Asian Banking and Finance 2017 Retail Banking Forum launches in Manila
The Manila leg will take place on February 15 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel.
Hong Kong banks to cut down lending to Chinese SOEs
The sector is suffering from its mainland exposure.
Australian banks haunted by financial instability risks from the property market
Banks will have to guard against any potential losses.
Chinese banks' deteriorating asset quality mitigated by debt to equity swaps
8% special-mention loans is already offloaded.
Singapore banks' capital ratios to remain stable over the next 12-18 months
DBS, OCBC and UOB have strong CET1 ratios of 12-14%.
Thai banks' loan growth projected to hit 6% in 2017
Growth will be driven by consumer loans.
Chinese banks to find it costly to issue wealth management products this year
Regulators are tightening rules on WMPs.
Australian banks' slowing loan growth to persist as housing market further weakens
Home loans take up around 60% of banks' overall gross loans.
Weekly Global News Wrap Up: Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley slash bonuses by up to 90%; Asia banks to hire more tech specialists than investment bankers
And HSBC CEO warns of lower profitability for banks in 2017.
Chart of the Week: Singapore banks diversify funding source with covered bonds
Covered bonds form 7% of total debt issued by DBS.
Chinese banks' good capital buffers mask 3 key weaknesses
2017 might prove more difficult in terms of solvency.
How will the MFRS 9 affect Malaysian banks' capital ratios?
Banks' provisioning could increase by as much as 75%.
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