Asia-Pacific: Branch Banking and Profitability
It is easy to understand why there has been and remains so much hope regarding the profitability of China’s banks. The simple answer is...
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A Look at Credit Risk Assets Can Be Revealing
While we tend to focus on impaired loans, a look at credit-risk assets can be revealing.This is especially the case with respect to the rate of...
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Asian Banks – Ruminations
In China bad loan coverage ratios are falling fast, and there is talk that regulators will even lower minimum requirements. No good can come of...
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Summary and Implications of Recent BIS Guidelines
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has been busy over the past five months. For those not incredibly adept at managing BIS news flow...
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A China Cooperative Bank with near 40% Profit Contraction Is Illustrative
Fringe financial companies often reveal underlying credit metrics before mainstream banks.This is the case across Asia in several cycles, as well...
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