Aiful – Sawasdee Ka
* Domestic Japanese lending business has new customer acquisition tracking above target, reflecting positive changes in the current environment for...
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Japanese Equities - Separating the Crypto Theme from Bitcoin Froth and the Blockchain Opportunity
The decision by Seoul to put a bill before its parliament banning Bitcoin trading while at the same time investigating exchanges for tax evasion...
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The New Year's Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Taxes, Beer, and Optimism
This week's voluminous offering includes insights published over the Festive period and is, as always, packed with an eclectic mix of insights,...
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Asia Commercial Bank – Too Much Credit
* Fully-loaded problem loan figures are a major concern, as is the size of Level 3 asset and net open short F/X position. Loan loss reserves need...
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MUFG – Bank Danamon Deal Makes Little Sense
* Bank Danamon is additive to MUFG’s ASEAN strategy, bringing it's foreign content of EPS to 50%.* From a financial and managerial perspective,...
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