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UOB Group posts net earnings of $2.26b for FY2012

Maybank posts FY12 net profit of $1.85b, up 17.6% YoY

OCBC posts net profit of $3.22b for FY 2012, up 73% YoY

JP Morgan Chase reports Q4 2012 net income of $5.7b

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The following in-depth pieces represent our archive of research and analysis on Rmb.

Research Note

Hong Kong's Rmb RTGS system supports its role as global Rmb clearing and settlement platform

Date: May 10, 2013
Author: Wendy Weng
Categories: Asian Banker 500, Cash, Treasury & Trade, China, Databook, Hong Kong, Rmb, Transaction Banking
Keywords: HKMA, RTGS, Dim Sum Bonds

Hong Kong handles 84.6% of offshore Rmb trade settlements, with demand for offshore Rmb financing and investments on the rise.

Proceedings Report

Key drivers behind Chinese banks going international

Date: May 10, 2013
Author: Research
Categories: China, Customer Centricity, Innovation, Rmb, Technology & Operations, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: ICBC, Rmb Internationalisation, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, China Merchants Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, China Minsheng Bank

Proceedings report from The Asian Banker’s dialogue on "Building the International Presence of Chinese Banks" on key factors affecting the competitiveness of Chinese banks in a global environment.

Proceedings Report

Full participation integral to financial integration in ASEAN

Date: May 08, 2013
Author: Research
Categories: Basel III, China, Regulation, Risk and Regulation, Rmb, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Asian Banker Summit 2013, OECD, APN SEPA, FATCA, Dodd-Frank Act, BIS, Shadow Banking, Supply Chain Financing

Proceedings report from the International Banking Conference 2013, held in conjunction with The Asian Banker Summit 2013 on ASEAN financial integration and the transaction banking industry today.

Opinion

China must foster inter-region trust and confidence to further Rmb growth

Date: Apr 26, 2013
Author: Donghyun Park
Categories: Capital & Strategic Issues, Cash, Treasury & Trade, China, Risk and Regulation, Rmb, Transaction Banking
Keywords: ADB, Donghyun Park, IMF, Zhou Xiaochuan, PBoC

With China’s growing importance as a trading partner in Asia, its ambitions for a bigger role for the Rmb in the international stage may soon be realised.

Opinion

Overcoming the effects of global economic and regulatory changes

Date: Apr 22, 2013
Author: Foo Boon Ping
Categories: Capital & Strategic Issues, China, Risk and Regulation, Rmb
Keywords: Asian Banker Summit 2013, Financial Integration, Donghyun Park, ADB, Thomas Hoenig, FDIC, William Isaac

As banks seek to further their growth strategies, they must be able to cope with complexities of regulatory compliance, technology and operations as well as risk management requirements.

Research Note

Asia Pacific banking industry outlook 2013

Date: Feb 19, 2013
Author: Manu Bhaskaran
Categories: Capital & Strategic Issues, China, Indonesia, Japan, Risk and Regulation, Rmb, Thailand
Keywords: BOJ, Federal Reserve, ASEAN, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Shadow Banking, NPL

Regional economies are generally sound, with good long term prospects. While Asian banks grapple with new capital rules in the short term, they are likely to withstand long term stress to their operations.

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