banks

Hang Lung Properties secures HK$10bn loan from banks; 2024 profit dips

The Hong Kong property developer secured the deal with a consortium of international, Chinese and local banks; the company cited "challenging" market conditions in mainland China and Hong Kong as 2024 profits fell 25%.

January 21, 2025

Risks rising for Asian banks from climate change

Banks need access to better analytics to improve knowledge of their loan portfolios and to formulate their risk appetite, according to experts from Aon and XDI.

September 24, 2024

PBOC offers stimulus relief for mortgages, cuts RRR for banks

Outstanding mortgage rates for individual borrowers will be cut by 0.5%, potentially helping around 50 million households, while the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for most banks will also be cut by 0.5%.

September 24, 2024

APRA eyes phasing out AT1 bonds

The Credit Suisse crisis shows that the bonds don't necessarily provide stability to banks and investors as designed; APRA has proposed a different capital framework from January 1, 2027.

September 10, 2024

FinanceAsia Awards 2024 -- open now

Entries are now open for the 28th edition of the FinanceAsia Awards for the best banks, brokers, consultants, rating agencies, law firms and other financial institutions across the region.

January 29, 2024

Deal of the Month: UOB opens the Singapore dollar bond market in 2023 with AT1 bond

The return of this flagship monthly FA feature sees the editorial team highlight noteworthy capital market transactions from the past six months.

February 28, 2023

FinanceAsia Country Awards 2022

One of the best-known and most credible set of awards in Asia's financial services industry is open for submissions.

March 08, 2022

NAB to acquire Citi’s Australian consumer banking business

Citi withdraws consumer franchises from 13 markets as it refocusses its effort on institutional clients and the wealth business. NAB acquires the bank's Australian division and 800 staff members.

August 10, 2021

Winners: FinanceAsia's Country Awards 2021, Part 4

Here, we unveil the winners from Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

May 28, 2021

Winners: FinanceAsia's Country Awards 2021, Part 3

Here, we unveil the winners from Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Sri Lanka.

May 27, 2021