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Fitch cautions Chinese banks of huge ‘bubble risk’

CSFI/PwC report warns of Asian banking risks

Card payments in Asia Pacific: the state of the nations

CIMB eyes 12% loans growth in 2010

Tony Chua | 4 hours 48 min ago

Mortgage sales, personal loans and credit card businesses seen as drivers for achieving target. Read ››

China Construction expects above 10% new loans growth

LENDING & CREDIT

China targets cutting lending by $310bln prompting smaller banks to raise capital to boost adequacy ratio. Read ››

By Tony Chua | 4 hours 48 min ago

India asks legislators to trim State Bank stake

RETAIL BANKING

Selling 8.41% of its stake in lender aimed to generate $2.5bln needed for its growth. Read ››

By Tony Chua | 4 hours 48 min ago

China banks urged to boost capital with profits

MARKETS

Regulator favors raising capital by rights offering while discouraging private placements and public share sales. Read ››

By Tony Chua | 5 hours 44 min ago

ANZ secures India license

BRANCH BANKING

Bank's offering of retail and wholesale services and opening of office in country are now possible. Read ››

By Tony Chua | 09 Mar 10

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	3 Indian banks set to raise capital
	RETAIL BANKING \| 4 hours 48 min ago
	Bank of Baroda, Bank of India and Corporation Bank eye acquiring total $1.2bln for expansion. Read ››


	Commonwealth Bank tightens home lending policy
	LENDING & CREDIT \| 4 hours 48 min ago
	Lending criteria requiring creditors to commit 20% deposit is part of improving credit quality. Read ››

Maybank acknowledges Bank Negara’s consolidation programme behind growth
RETAIL BANKING \| 4 hours 48 min ago
Yet lender expressed worries on expected increase in inflation and interest rate. Read ››

BPI Family extends loan exposure to small firms
LENDING & CREDIT \| 08 Mar 10
Customised business package by thrift bank aimed to support growth of micro and small businesses. Read ››

Morgan Stanley board approves China bank stake divestment
MARKETS \| 08 Mar 10
US bank just awaits China regulator's approval to complete sale of 34.3% stake in CICC. Read ››

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UCPB: Moving forward amid legal debacles Perhaps a drive through Manila’s main thoroughfares would make one realize that Philippine banks have changed – quite literally, that is – what with the newly refurbished branches and fresh renditions of names and logos aimed at luring more customers. Read›› Fiserv Investment Services sees strong Asian growth Can CIMB manage the daunting task of promoting Islamic finance?		Rabobank appoints Soh Hang Kwang CEO of Singapore branch Under Head of Asia for Rabobank International Robert Jan van Zadelhoff, Soh Hang Kwang will also lead Representative Markets. Read›› MasterCard Worldwide appoints Denzil Lawson head of Regional Business Development KB Financial Chief Director Cho Dam quits

FEATURE		ANALYSIS

Rebuilding Trust and Trade in Asia As the credit crisis impacted Asia’s supply chains, trust was badly damaged. Read›› Card payments in Asia Pacific: the state of the nations Investing with your all-weather financial partner		Cash management in China Many Chinese companies are facing cash flow problems from the impact of the financial crisis. Read›› The analyst’s call

OPINION		POPULAR

Banks need to bundle and price right for profit Having just come back from meeting with banks in Asia, the case for dynamic charging as a driver of customer profitability is clear. Read››		CSFI/PwC report warns of Asian banking risks Over-reaction of regulators ranked as the biggest fear of Asian bankers. Read››

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BRANCH BANKING ANZ secures India license StanChart aims India listing by end of March	CARDS & PAYMENTS Maybank eyes 60% debit card transactions growth ICBC posts 33% growth in credit cards issued

TRADE FINANCE UniCredit pulls trade team out of Singapore Hana Bank's ringgit notes get 'A'	CASH MANAGEMENT Cash management in China Celent publishes Cash Management in China report

LENDING & CREDIT CIMB eyes 12% loans growth in 2010 Commonwealth Bank tightens home lending policy	BANKING TECHNOLOGY State Bank of India upgrades centralised banking system Banks hold back on replacing old ATMs: Wincor Nixdorf

FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY Krung Thai Bank launches E-Cheque service BEA complies with China's data centre requirement	MARKETS China banks urged to boost capital with profits StanChart to seek Shanghai listing

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Bank of the Philippine Islands launches yuan-denominated account Public Bank to offer yuan accounts	RETAIL BANKING CIMB eyes 12% loans growth in 2010 3 Indian banks set to raise capital

CUSTODY & CLEARING Krung Thai Bank launches E-Cheque service BOC conducts first renminbi trade transaction in HK	WHOLESALE BANKING ANZ secures India license Deutsche Bank Malaysia secures international Islamic banking license

INVESTMENT BANKING Morgan Stanley board approves China bank stake divestment ANZ declines AMP's US$3.6bln stake sale offer	BLOGS & OPINION Banks need to bundle and price right for profit Banks need to bundle and price right for profit

ISLAMIC BANKING Deutsche Bank Malaysia secures international Islamic banking license Malaysian Islamic banks confident on new competition	CO-WRITTEN / PARTNER

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1 China banks' loans to foreign shipbuilders surge

2 Celent publishes Cash Management in China report

3 SBI plans raising $4.3bln through rights issue

4 Maybank Singapore offers equity-linked structured deposit

5 HSBC to join Bank of Communications' rights issue

6 China Merchants seeks approval to open Taiwan office

7 Maybank eyes 60% debit card transactions growth

8 Philippines eyes double-digit bank lending growth in 2010

9 ANZ declines AMP's US$3.6bln stake sale offer

10 ANZ secures India license

11 Fitch: Taiwanese banks to see modest improvements in 2010

12 OCBC Malaysia 2009 profit slides 1%

13 Rabobank appoints Soh Hang Kwang CEO of Singapore branch

14 Cash management in China

15 ICBC posts 33% growth in credit cards issued

COMMENTARY


�CSFI/PwC report warns of Asian banking risks PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Asia Financial Services Leader Dominic Nixon talks about the Banking Banana Skin Survey 2010 and what bankers in Asia fear the most.


�Liew Nam Soon: Challenges provide opportunities to innovate. The recession may be key to much needed change - Ernst & Young explains why.


�Mark Billington: It's a risky business. The last two years have been extraordinary by any standards.


�Winston Ngan: Liquidity’s new prominence on the risk agenda Recent events in the global financial markets are a poignant reminder that financial institutions have exposures that extend beyond the assumed risks.


�Hansi Mehrotra: Forget historical returns for RI The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment now claims over 550 signatories with more than USD 18 trillion in assets.

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