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Heightened regulations and changing consumer mind-set challenge retail banking growth
Retail banks in the Middle East and Asia Pacific will need to quickly shift from being account-focused to becoming more customer-centric so as to stay ahead of the curve.
Indonesia’s new bank ownership laws may cause capital divestment of up to $10.6b
Restrictions on foreign ownership of domestic banks likely to threaten Indonesia’s growth prospects as capital demands far exceed domestic funding capabilities.
Changing role of the CRO and risk management
John Lee, Group CRO of Maybank, believes that the strength of a bank’s risk culture can be determined by what leaders focus on, their crisis management skills and the bank’s reward and recruitment process.
Malaysia faces growth amidst uncertainties
Domestic consumer and credit demand sustains performances of Malaysian banks against economic downturn, while regulatory initiatives are put in place to ensure sustainability of banking sector.
Maybank’s strong earnings shroud growing loan book risk
Date: Oct 11, 2011
Author: Doron Foo
Categories: Asian Banker 500, Malaysia
Keywords: Maybank, OCBC, Public Bank, ROA, ROE, NPL, Loan to Deposit Ratio
Maybank’s deteriorating asset quality expected to accelerate soon, driven mainly by a surge in corporate loans and lower loan loss provisions.
Bidding war may begin for Malaysia’s RHB
Malaysia’s central bank grants approval for CIMB and Maybank to begin acquisition talks with RHB with the potential to result in the creation of the biggest bank in the South East Asian region.
Effective capital management is the key to growth
Date: May 30, 2011
Author: John Lee
Categories: Risk and Regulation
Keywords: Capital management, Maybank
Maybank group chief risk officer John Lee sees economic capital management as a key component to realising regional expansion goals.
Maybank enabling transaction banking platforms and systems in ASEAN
Date: Mar 07, 2011
Author: Video Interview
Categories: Cash, Treasury & Trade, Indonesia, Malaysia, Transaction Banking
Keywords: John Wong, Maybank
John Wong, MD of Transaction Banking, Maybank, explains how IT will play a leading role in the bank's efforts to improve and expand its transaction banking services.
Asian banks well positioned for Basel III
Date: May 10, 2010
Author: Research
Categories: Basel III, Risk Management
Keywords: China Merchants Bank, Bank of China, Public Bank, DBS, CIMB, Maybank, UOB
For the top five banks in each Asia Pacific region market (and the top three banks in Singapore), asset quality has moved at counter trends over the 2007-2009 financial years.




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