The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Indonesia Macro, DBS's Positive Surprise, and CPALL
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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Bank of the Philippine Islands – No Free Pass
*Falling Very Short: Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI.PM) [BPI] reported 2Q20 results of PHP 5.3 bn – missing consensus by 15% and falling short...
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Philippine Banks: A Related Party
Related party exposure is material credit negative for several Philippine-headquartered banks. Most, if not all, invested equity is relent back to...
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BDO Unibank – Is A Capital Raise Next?
*Provision Cover Being Shored Up: On May 31, 2020, BDO Unibank (BDO.PM) [BDO] announced a PHP 20 bn special loan loss provision in anticipation of...
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Smartkarma Originals
Bank M&A in Asia – a Decade in Review
Several countries are pushing for more M&A in Asian banking as a way to ameliorate risks (India) or to possibly compete more regionally...
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