Malaysia
Malaysian banks 'comfortably meeting' the set minimums for Basel III
The level of countercyclical buffer required will be the next closely watched milestone.
Malaysian banks 'comfortably meeting' the set minimums for Basel III
The level of countercyclical buffer required will be the next closely watched milestone.
A fearless forecast on Maybank's net profit for FY12F-14F
Find out why Nomura raised its profit forecasts by 7-8%.
Hong Leong Bank's core equity Tier-1 ratio to increase to 9.7% by FY15
Enough to meet any countercyclical buffers imposed by Bank Negara.
RHB Capital's MYR275m revenue synergy target won't happen soon: Nomura
Blame it on unpredictable nature of capital markets.
Check out how Hong Leong Financial Group's business segments fared in 1HFY13
The group's profit before tax reached RM1,446.1m.
CIMB Group's net profit up 7.8% to ~USD1.4b
Check out how CIMB fared YoY.
Hong Leong Bank's net profit up 25% to ~USD317m in 1HFY13
It's 52% of the Street’s full-year estimate.
Malaysia to reform Islamic banking industry
Goal is to double Islamic banking’s market share to 40%.
Maybank ups Q4 profit by 16% on higher loans, fee income
Maybank reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit, bolstered by higher net loans, advances and fee income.
AmBank Group's pre-tax profit up in Q3
The AmBank Group experienced a surge in pre- tax profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31, 2012 to to RM504.31 million.
Public Bank's return on risk weighted assets to decline 2.2% over the next 2 years
Blame it on declining margins.
3 possible reasons why Malaysian banks are the laggards of the region
They have underperformed significantly vs their Asean peers.
Loan growth in Malaysia to slow to 11% in 2013F
Rate of compression is likely to ease as well.
PNB Group backs Malaysian govt push for Islamic finance
Investee companies under PNB are leading support for Malaysia's efforts at promoting Islamic finance.
Malaysia's Public Bank posts record 2012 pre-tax profit
Public Bank's pre-tax profit rose to RM5.104 billion in 2012 from RM4.878 billion in 2011.
CIMB surprisingly expects 15% loan growth for FY13
Find out what else to expect from CIMB this year.
What you must know about Hong Leong Bank's all-new PowerSME Current Account
Customers can earn monthly rebates to waive off fees on their banking transactions.