Asia Banks – Watch Your Anti-Money Laundering Risk Again
* ICIJ Points Fingers Post-Swedbank Fiasco: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reviewed over 2,100 suspicious...
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Malayan Banking – Tapped By The Ugly Stick
*Awful Bottom-line: Malayan Banking (MAY.MK) [Maybank] reported 2Q20 NPAT of MYR 923 mn, declining MYR 127 mn (55%) linked quarter. If the stated...
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Smartkarma Originals
Asian Governance: Diversity & Incentives Through the Cultural Lens
In this Smartkarma Original, we seek to study how diversity and incentives influence stock performance and profitability. We tallied diversity and...
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Asia Banks – Oversized Dividends
There are many banks globally that have restricted dividends. This is less apparent in Asia. Even so, we are less concerned with temporary...
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OCBC – Malaysia Remains A Headache
* Don’t Be Fooled: Oversea Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC.SP) [OCBC] reported 2Q20 results of SGD 730 mn, increasing SGD 52 mn (7.7%) linked quarter....
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