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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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Chinese banks must be able to adapt to current market dynamics to stay competitive

Date: May 16, 2013
Author: Fan Wenzhong
Categories: Basel III, Capital & Strategic Issues, China, Operational Risk, Regulation, Retail Banking, Risk and Regulation, SME Banking, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: The Asian Banker, China International Banking Convention 2013, Fan Wenzhong, CBRC, FATCA, Market Risk, Credit Risk

Remarks by Fan Wenzhong, director general, international department, CBRC, at the China International Banking Convention 2013, on the changing banking landscape in China.

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.

Interviews

China Minsheng Bank creates scale and diversifies risks to drive profitability

Date: Apr 10, 2013
Author: Foo Boon Ping
Categories: Cash, Treasury & Trade, Trade Finance, Transaction Banking
Keywords: China Minsheng Bank, Dong Wenbiao, MSE, NSOE, ACFIC

Dong Wenbiao, chairman of China Minsheng Bank, discusses the reorganisation of the bank’s main business lines and redefines the rules of the game for MSE businesses.

News Analysis

Virtual currencies pose attractive alternative to physical money

Date: Apr 10, 2013
Author: Magessan Raj
Categories: Innovation, Payments, Technology & Operations, Transaction Banking
Keywords: Bitcoin, FinCEN, US Treasury, Zip Zap, Alan Safahi, Art Cashin, Amazon, Coins

Bitcoin experienced a spectacular surge in value following Cyprus’ botched bailout attempt. Is the virtual currency a mere bubble waiting to explode, or the future of cash?

News Analysis